Though it took a late Artem Dovbyk strike to finally break the deadlock down in Lecce last week, Roma still racked up their seventh successive Serie A victory, taking them above arch-rivals Lazio in the table.

Most certainly back in the mix for a top-four finish, the Giallorossi's revival in 2025 has been quite spectacular, as folk hero Claudio Ranieri enjoys a golden third stint at his boyhood club.

During their ongoing run, Ranieri's men have conceded just one goal, keeping as many clean sheets (six) as throughout the first 23 league matches of what was once a troubled campaign.

Roma could now win eight top-flight fixtures in a row for just the fifth time ever - and the first since Luciano Spalletti's team did so back in 2016 - by beating Juventus.

In a multi-team scrap for European qualification, Fiorentina, Lazio and AC Milan have already been overtaken, so Ranieri will be intent on drawing level with one of his former clubs this weekend.

Unbeaten in eight of their last 10 Serie A home games against Sunday's visitors - having found the net in nine - recent history suggests the Giallorossi can join Juve on 55 points before tackling their city rivals in next week's Derby della Capitale.

Yet, following a goalless draw in September's reverse fixture, Juventus have lost only one of their last nine league meetings with Roma.

The Bianconeri are also a relatively unknown quantity under new management, after Thiago Motta was recently removed following heavy back-to-back losses and Igor Tudor was handed the reins until the campaign's conclusion.

Tudor - who won two Scudetti with the club as a player - has previously managed Hellas Verona and Lazio in Italy's top flight, after working as an assistant to Andrea Pirlo in Turin.

He inherited a squad that had posted the club's fewest wins after 29 league games since 2011, but last week's 1-0 win over Genoa at least saw the former Croatia defender make a successful start.

Only a fine Kenan Yildiz finish separated the sides at full time, but that was enough to keep Juve within one point of fourth-placed Bologna with eight games to go.

After embarrassing exits from the Champions League and Coppa Italia - to PSV Eindhoven and Empoli respectively - the fallen giants simply must salvage something from another sub-par season by securing their return to Europe's top competition. If not, they face financial crisis.

Roma possible starting lineup:

Svilar; Mancini, Hummels, Ndicka; Celik, Kone, Paredes, Angelino; Soule, Pellegrini; Dovbyk

Juventus possible starting lineup:

Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Veiga, Kelly; Gonzalez, Locatelli, Thuram, McKennie; Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic