Fiorentina vs. Juventus: Team News, Preview, Live Stream and TV Info

Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Lazio brought Juventus to the brink of a fifth-consecutive Serie A title, but bitter rivals Fiorentina will look to prolong their wait for the trophy when they host the Bianconeri on Sunday evening.

The home side have endured some poor results of late—winning just one of their last nine outings in all competitions—but boss Paulo Sousa explained the significance of their next outing shortly after losing to Udinese earlier this week.

“This weekend is a big game with Juventus and one that the fans care about a great deal,” the coach told Mediaset Premium (h/t Football Italia), and the former Juventus midfielder will be under no illusions as to how difficult this clash will be for Fiorentina.

67 – Juventus have gained 67 points out of a possible 69 in their last 23 games, a Serie A record in a run of 23 matches. Tremendous.

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) April 18, 2016

Indeed, the Bianconeri are still undefeated since winning against city rivals Torino back in October—also progressing to the final of the Coppa Italia for the second successive year—and defender Andrea Barzagli expects that streak to continue.

“Tonight represents an important step forward in our season, now we need to keep going by turning in top performances,” he told Sky Italia moments after the win over Lazio (h/t Juventus.com). “We’ve grown a great deal and our results don’t surprise me at all.”

That triumph owed much to the performances of Paulo Dybala and Paul Pogba—a matter discussed at length in this previous post—and coach Massimiliano Allegri is likely to rely on that duo once again against Fiorentina.

Pogba has already weighed in with 10 goals and 12 assists this term, both figures representing career highs from the 23-year-old France star. Meanwhile, Dybala is enjoying a remarkable first campaign in Turin, his brace against Lazio taking his 2015/16 tally …

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