Hello and welcome to Eurosport's coverage of Bologna-Juventus. I'm Ciaran Baynes and I'll be following the match with you this evening.

GOAL FOR JUVENTUS! Chiesa scores from close range. Morata gets the better of di Silvestri and then pulls back calmly for Rabiot, his shot is defected onto the bar from Skorupski and then Chiesa pounced to open the scoring.

De Silvestri put across dangerous low ball from the by-line but Szczesny collected on the stretch to deny a goalscoring opportunity.

Bologna looking very confident and purposeful in possession early in the game.

Juventus get us underway...

He doesn't look too disappointed.

Who to believe? This will run and run...

Conflicting reports on why Ronaldo is not playing...

There is little in the game for 12th place Bologna, with Juventus fans likely to keep an eye on Napoli's match with another mid-table side in Verona. Juventus need to win and hope Napoli fail to do so.

This from an Italian journalist, says Ronaldo's absence is due to tactical reasons. He goes onto say it was after a confrontation with boss Andrea Pirlo. If it was likely this was his last game for Juventus, it seems definitely the case now.

This is how the hosts will line up...

What to make of Juventus not playing their top scorer in a game they need to win to have a chance of playing Champion's League football next season.

A big name absentee from the Juventus starting line up. Ronaldo is on the bench.