Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport’s live text commentary for the match between league leaders Juventus and 8th placed Catania from the Juventus Stadium. Juve enter the match on the back of beating Celtic to progress in the Champions League while Catania will want to make amends for last week’s 3-2 loss at home to Inter after leading 2-0. Team news to follow shortly.
Serie A / Matchday 28
Juventus Stadium / 10.03.2013
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- E. Giaccherini(90+1')
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Updated 10/03/2013 at 15:53 GMT
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90+5
Juventus make their pressure pay in the end with a well-deserved 1-0 win as Giaccherini comes off the bench for his second goal in Serie A this season.
90+3
Juve stream forward again and Quagliarella cannot believe he his shot is saved by Andujar's legs.
90+1'
Giaccherini may have stolen it at the death. Pogba's ball into the six yard box was parried by Andujar and Giaccherini was the first to pounce with a tidy finish into an empty net. Juventus 1-0 Catania.
89'
Giaccherini is given a yellow card in the box as he is deemed to have dived under the challenge of Salifu. That might be their last chance.
88'
Catania's keeper takes his time with a free kick as the away side eat up the minutes.
86'
Alexis Rolin replaces Spolli for Catania as the game nears its end.
84'
Juve are still camped in the Catania half but the new strike force is unable to make a break through.
82'
Another change for Catania as Gomez is replaced by Edgar Cani.
81'
Biagianti makes way for Amidu Salifa as Catania look to add some fresh impetus to their midfield.
79'
Pogba is causing the Catania defence all sorts of problems with his pace as he beats Pablo Alvarez but he can't keep the ball.
77'
Vucinic won't have the chance to win the game for Juve today as he is replced by Fabio Quagliarella.
75'
The noise in the Juventus Stadium is building as the home fans clamour for their team to open the scoring after so much pressure.
74'
Asamoah is replaced by Emanuele Giaccherini
72'
Free kick to Juve 20 yards out taken by Pirlo who strikes the ball along the ground under the wall. It hits a Catania defender before rebounding to Marchisio whose sliding effort goes wide. Another big chance.
70'
Catania have ten men behind the ball trying to stem the black and white tide.
68'
Kwadwo Asamoah works himself into a good position out on the left before Catania get a foot in to clear their lines.
66'
Just after getting up Giovinco makes way for Alessandro Matri.
65'
Catania get their third yellow card as Nicolas Spolli crashes into Giovinco.
63'
Catania have their first corner which Pogba heads clear before Marco Biagianti is given a yellow card for a foul.
62'
Pirlo feeds Vucinic with a chip over the Catania defence but his first touch goes out for a goal kick.