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Fading Juventus face key January test

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo grimaces in pain as he falls in the penalty area during their Italian Serie A match against Fiorentina on December 22, 2020 at the Juventus stadium in Turin.

Photo credit: Marco Bertorello | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Juventus host Udinese on Sunday before taking on three of the top four this month, with six Serie A fixtures in addition to Italian Cup and SuperCup commitments
  • The two Milan clubs - the only teams apart from Juventus to have won the league in the past two decades - are on top as they look to bring the title back to Lombardy
  • AC Milan, without injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic for a seventh consecutive league game, look to continue their unbeaten run at midtable Benevento, as Inter Milan host struggling Crotone


Milan

Andrea Pirlo's Juventus face a key test of their ambitions to clinch a 10th consecutive Serie A title in a packed January of football in Italy after a stuttering start which has left the holders sixth in the league.