Amid a rocky start to the new Serie A season for Juventus both on and off the pitch, on Saturday evening they welcome Serie B champions Empoli to Turin with victory their only option.

Head coach Max Allegri may be without Cristiano Ronaldo, but will be glad to have some extra options available to him as the Bianconeri's midfield absentee list begins to clear, with Adrien Rabiot and Weston McKennie joining Manuel Locatelli in the squad.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest team news for the Turin giants' first home game of the campaign.

JUVENTUS vs. EMPOLI

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JUVENTUS

Out: Arthur (knee), Aaron Ramsey (muscular), Kaio Jorge (thigh)
Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Szczesny; Cuadrado, De Ligt, Bonucci, Sandro; Bentancur, Locatelli, Bernardeschi; Chiesa, Morata, Dybala

EMPOLI

Out: Fabiano Parisi (leg)
Doubtful: None

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli, Romagnoli, Marchizza; Ricci, Stulac, Bandinelli; Bajrami; Mancuso, Cutrone

Written by
Jonathan O'Shea