Juve are occupying second spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 69 points from 35 games, five clear of fifth-placed AC Milan, but Max Allegri's side still have a probable points penalty hanging over their heads.
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After European heartbreak in Seville in the mid-week, Juventus will resume their Serie A campaign with a trip to Tuscany to take on Empoli on Monday night. The hosts suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final tie on Thursday night, while Empoli are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Sampdoria last week. As of now, Juve are occupying second spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 69 points from 35 games, five clear of fifth-placed AC Milan, but Max Allegri’s side still have a probable points penalty hanging over their heads. Empoli, meanwhile, are sitting at the 14th position, with 39 points to their name, nine away from the relegation zone.
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Juventus went into Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan with the tie nicely poised at 1-1 and after an entertaining first-half with no goals scored, Dusan Vlahovic came off the bench to put Bianconeri ahead with a fine finish over the goalkeeper. The Italian outfit were just half-an-hour away from earning a ticket to Budapest but Suso’s stunning 71st-minute equaliser from outside the box forced the game into extra-time before Erik Lamela’s clinical 95th-minute header ended Juve’s chances of securing a trophy this season. Prior to that, Juventus secured their 21st league-win of the season against Cremonese courtesy of two unanswered goals from Nicolo Fagioli and Gleison Bremer. Though a 15-point deduction to their Serie A tally has been overturned, it is expected that the Old Lady will be docked at least nine in the coming weeks, due to a series of financial indiscretions. Therefore, with three games remaining, finishing in the top four could become a complicated matter for Allegri’s side.
Empoli, on the other hand, snatched a point against an already relegated Sampdoria at Luigi Ferraris last time out, thanks to Roberto Piccoli’s equaliser three minutes into the injury time. The result extended their unbeaten run to three games, winning two matches in the process. Gli Azzurri have won nine league-matches this term and their last success came against Salernitana almost two weeks ago courtesy of goals from Nicolo Cambiaghi and Francesco Caputo. Meanwhile, Empoli have done decently well at Carlo Castellani Stadium this season, having recorded seven wins four draws and six defeats from 17 league-games so far.
Empoli probable starting lineup: Vicario, Ebuehi, Ismajli, Luperto, Parisi, Grassi, Bandinelli, Pjaca, Henderson, Cambiaghi, Caputo
Juventus probable starting lineup: Szczesny, Gatti, Bremer, Sandro, Barbieri, Miretti, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic, Di Maria, Vlahovic
Empoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Sampdoria | 1-1 (D) |
| Salernitana | 2-1 (W) |
| Bologna | 3-1 (W) |
| Sassuolo | 2-1 (L) |
| Inter | 0-3 (L) |
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| Sevilla | 2-1 (L) |
| Cremonese | 2-0 (W) |
| Sevilla | 1-1 (D) |
| Atalanta | 0-2 (W) |
| Lecce | 2-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Juventus beat Empoli | 4-0 |
| Juventus beat Empoli | 2-3 |
| Empoli beat Juventus | 0-1 |
| Juventus beat Empoli | 1-0 |
| Juventus beat Empoli | 1-2 |
The Serie A match between Empoli and Juventus will take place at Carlo Castellani Stadium on Tuesday at 12:15 am IST.
| Empoli vs Juventus | Key Details |
| Date | May 22 (Italy) |
| Venue | Carlo Castellani Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in india | 12:15 am (Tuesday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Italy can catch the live action via Sky Go Italia and DAZN network.
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