Juventus had a rough start to last week's home game against struggling Empoli. Before that, they had suffered defeats to Napoli in Serie A and Benfica in their final Champions League fixture.

The game got off to a disastrous start for Juve as former Juventus defender Mattia De Sciglio quickly scored for the Tuscan side, Empoli. Shortly after, Michele Di Gregorio conceded a penalty. But the goalkeeper was saved from a costly mistake when the VAR detected a previous handball, nullifying the penalty.

From then on, the game took a turn in Juventus' favor. New signing Randal Kolo Muani, who got a fair bit of luck for his second goal, scored twice. With Empoli reduced to 10 men, Juventus added two more goals in second - half stoppage time, securing a comprehensive victory.

The Bianconeri can therefore register successive league victories for the first time in almost three months if they win on Friday, when three points would take them back above Lazio and into fourth place.

Due to an enormous number of draws, Thiago Motta's men have still won only nine of 23 top-flight matches this season, so their minimum objective of achieving Champions League qualification remains very much in the balance.

For that reason, only three points will do at Stadio Sinigaglia, where Juve aim to extend a 22-game unbeaten streak against Como in Serie A.

Down the decades, Como have failed to win any of their last 10 home matches against Juventus, and the last time they conquered the Bianconeri in any Serie A fixture was way back in January 1952.

At the start of the Lariani's top-flight return, last August, they were beaten 3-0 by Juve in Turin; since then, they have slowly begun to find their feet.

Some improved form around the turn of the year took Cesc Fabregas and co out of the relegation zone, and they still have a two-point buffer to the bottom three despite taking nothing from their last two outings.

Making numerous moves - both in and out - within the winter transfer window, Como have welcomed several recruits to aid their bid for Serie A survival, but that investment has yet to bear fruit.

After losing to Atalanta BC in their final February fixture, the Lombardy club were then beaten in Bologna last weekend, and they have now failed to win any of their last eight away matches.

Nonetheless, since earning promotion from Serie B, Como have suffered only four home defeats, so they will hope to inflict just Juve's second league loss of the season.

As first-choice centre-back Pierre Kalulu is sidelined by a muscular injury, January signing Renato Veiga made his Juventus debut last weekend, and the Chelsea loanee could continue to fill in on Friday evening.

Kalulu again joins long-term absentees Bremer, Juan Cabal and Arkadiusz Milik on the sidelines, and Andrea Cambiaso is still struggling with an ankle issue, but new boy Lloyd Kelly should be available after joining from Newcastle United.

Thiago Motta faces a significant selection dilemma when it comes to choosing his lone striker. Dusan Vlahovic, the team's top scorer, has been on the bench recently. However, he was brought on in the second half of last week's victory and played alongside Randal Kolo Muani. During that game, Vlahovic scored his first league goal of 2025.

Kolo Muani, who has already scored three goals in two games, is on the verge of becoming the first Juventus player in this century to score in his first three Serie A appearances.

Even though Como has made several signings, including Greek striker Anastasios Douvikas, their main attacking threat is likely to remain Nico Paz. Paz has scored in each of his last four home games. The Real Madrid loanee has also made the most dribbles (45) in Italy's top - flight this season.

In other news, Alieu Fadera is suspended and cannot play. The home team, Como, is still without Alberto Moreno, Sergi Roberto, Alessandro Gabrielloni, and Ignace Van der Brempt due to injuries. New signing Mergim Vojvoda is also sidelined.

As part of an ambitious mid - season recruitment effort, Maxence Caqueret, Alex Valle, Assane Diao, and Jonathan Ikone have joined the squad. Meanwhile, underperforming Italy international Andrea Belotti has been loaned out to Benfica.

Como possible starting lineup:

Butez; Engelhardt, Goldaniga, Dossena, Valle; Perrone, Caqueret; Strefezza, Paz, Diao; Cutrone

Juventus possible starting lineup:

Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Veiga, McKennie; Locatelli, Thuram; Gonzalez, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Kolo Muani