Parma win a corner but Juventus clear and it looks as if Sarri's men have done enough to hold on.
90' +1
Ronaldo goes for goal again. Three shots inside a minute but it remains 2-1.
Three minutes of stoppage time given!
88'
L. Siligardi enters the game and replaces D. Kulusevski.
Siligardi runs onto the pitch to replace Kulusevski, and he immediately tries his luck, but he can only shoot straight at Szczesny.
81'
Douglas Costa enters the game and replaces P. Dybala.
Dybala's night is over as Costa comes on for the final nine minutes.
79'
Hernani stings the palms of Szczesny from 25 yards out, and this is still not over tonight. Juventus need one more goal to be sure of all three points.
78'
Dybala crosses for Higuain, but the latter sees his own volley cleared away from danger.
76'
Kucka clears the danger at the near post, another corner to come!
Now another set piece, Juventus are really pushing forward here.
75'
Bonucci flies forward and wins a corner after his shot takes a big deflection.
71'
J. Kurtič gets yellow.
Kurtic becomes the first man to be carded after a poor challenge in midfield.
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70'
Dybala smacks his shot into the stands for the second time tonight. It is a good job he has an eye for a pass; otherwise, he may have been brought off already.
67'
Juventus' front three combines and Higuain makes his way to the edge of the box before shooting. He does not strike the ball cleanly, and a goal-kick is now given.
66'
M. Sprocati enters the game and replaces M. Scozzarella.
Scozzarella looks tired and he is now replaced by Sprocati.
62'
Kucka gives Juventus a gentle reminder that Parma are still in this match. He lets fly from the edge of the box but scuffs his effort for a goal-kick.
60'
Tough 30 minutes to come for Parma. They have just levelled, then conceded and now Higuain is on to partner Dybala and Ronaldo.
59'
G. Higuaín enters the game and replaces A. Ramsey.
Higuain now replaces Ramsey, who in all fairness was quiet tonight!
58'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by P. Dybala.
GOAAALLL JUVENTUS 2-1 PARMA - Ronaldo again. Who else? The Portugal international times his run to perfection and he slots home Dybala's cross with ease. Juventus find a way to respond immediately, and that is an incredible response.
Terrific work from Dybala to create the goal and Ronaldo goes across to thank his team-mate. The pass was inch-perfect and allowed Ronaldo to pick his spot before meeting the ball.
55'
A. Cornelius has scored a goal for Parma! Assist by M. Scozzarella.
GOAAALLLLLLL!!!!! JUVENTUS 1-1 PARMA - WHAT A HEADER - Cornelius steps off the bench and suddenly Parma have hope. The striker gets above Ramsey and uses the power on the cross to find the top corner.
Scozzarella is congratulated by several Parma players, and it is easy to see why. That was a superb delivery.
54'
Parma win a corner after Danilo gets in the way of a cross.
51'
WHAT A SAVE!!! Danilo makes his way to the edge of the box and blasts a shot towards goal, but Sepe somehow gets down to tip his effort away from goal and onto the post.
49'
Ronaldo gets the crowd on their feet after he leaps up in the air, but he mistimes his jump, and we are unable to see one of his flying headers.
47'
Parma win a free-kick within seconds as Matuidi catches Kulusevski with a stray arm.
46'
We are back underway in Turin!
45' +3
HALF-TIME - JUVENTUS 1-0 PARMA.
45'
Three minutes of stoppage time to come in Turin...
44'
A. Cornelius enters the game and replaces R. Inglese.
Inglese has been unable to shake off that injury and he is replaced by Cornelius.
43'
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by B. Matuidi.
GOAAAALLLL JUVENTUS 1-0 PARMA - Ronaldo wheels away in delight but he is aided by a big deflection. His right-footed shot had enough power behind it, but the touch wrongfooted Sepe in goal.
Matuidi claims the assist for that goal and the Frenchman deserves plenty of praise after a determined run towards the edge of the box.
40'
Dybala picks up possession on the edge of the box after a good pass from Ronaldo, but the less said about the shot, the better. I am not sure the ball has landed yet!
39'
Bonucci hits out at the referee for giving a throw-in to Parma. That is a sign of how frustrated Juventus have become.
36'
Less than 10 minutes to go and this game has really started to go Parma's way. They are doing nothing with the ball, but Juventus are making after mistake.
33'
Parma have conceded 23 league goals against Juventus since the 2011/12 season, but they might be about to improve that record if they can keep this up.
30'
Juventus' dominance is not as strong as it was once, and the fans have gone a little quiet as a result. They have just less than 15 minutes to get them back on side.
28'
Parma launch a rare counter-attack, and they win a corner after De Ligt gets across to block the pass.
26'
OVER!!! Ronaldo meets the resulting set-piece, but he somehow heads the ball over the crossbar, and it remains 0-0.
23'
Sarri is now going to have to change his tactics with Danilo naturally a right-back. Parma have barely touched the ball, but they will look to attack his flank as soon as possible.
21'
Danilo enters the game and replaces Alex Sandro.
Alex Sandro is, in fact, the man that is replaced and he is replaced by former Manchester City man Danilo.
18'
Rabiot is back on, but Danilo appears to be warming up so maybe his night is about to come to an end?
14'
Juventus are setting the tempo and controlling the game, but they will need to improve in the final third. Once they get into the Parma box, Sarri's men are rushing their play, and the likes of Ronaldo, Dybala and Ramsey need to take their time.
12'
Ramsey fires an acrobatic flick towards the goal, but he is unable to find the back of the net from inside the box. Ronaldo carved out the opportunity for him, but the former Arsenal man could only fire into the stands.
9'
Kurtic is given plenty of time and space int the middle of the park, and he takes full advantage before unleashing a shot towards goal. Szczesny gets down to his left to deny him, but that was poor from the home side at the back.
6'
Former Real Madrid ace Ronaldo is now down and holding his face from the corner. He claims Gagliolo elbowed him, but the referee has consulted his officials, and we move on.
4'
Ronaldo cuts in from the left-wing, and he wins a corner after seeing his shot blocked.
3'
This is a massive night for Juventus after Inter's 1-1 draw with Lecce earlier today. A win will send them four points clear at the top of the table, with Lazio doing all they can to become their closest challengers.
1'
We are underway in Turin, Juventus are in their traditional black and white strip, with Parma in all blue.
Good evening and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the Serie A match between Juventus and Parma. The home side are looking to make it four wins in a row, while Parma will be determined to bounce back after their defeat to Roma on Thursday.
Maurizio Sarri's troops have won their last four in the league to move one point clear of Inter Milan. Udinese, Sampdoria, Cagliari and Roma have all been brushed aside in recent weeks.Parma arrive in Turin with just one defeat to their name in their last five league matches, and three points will see them climb up to sixth this evening.
PARMA (4-3-3): Luigi Sepe; Matteo Darmian, Simone Iacoponi, Bruno Alves (C), Riccardo Gagliolo; Juraj Kucka, Hernani, Matteo Scozzarella; Dejan Kulusevski, Roberto Inglese, Jasmin Kurtic.
SUBS: Gonzalo Higuain, Marko Pjaca, Emre Can, Danilo, Carlo Pinsoglio, Luca Coccolo, Daniele Rugani, Gianluigi Buffon, Douglas Costa, Federico Bernardeschi.
JUVENTUS (4-3-1-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Matthijs de Ligt, Leonardo Bonucci (C), Alex Sandro; Adrien Rabiot, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi; Aaron Ramsey; Paulo Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo.
SUBS: Andreas Cornelius, Fabrizio Alastra, Antonino Barilla, Mattia Sprocati, Giuseppe Pezzella, Gaston Brugman, Kastriot Dermaku, Simone Colombi, Vincent Laurini, Luca Siligardi.
The two teams are now out on the field and kick-off is just moments away.
Ronaldo's goal is the difference at the break, and it could not have come at a more perfect time. After a solid start, Juventus had started to struggle but with just minutes remaining his deflected strike opened the scoring. Parma have barely had a touch in the final third, and both teams have lost a player to injury. Alex Sandro limped off after 21 minutes, while Inglese managed 44 minutes.
Sarri's team should now kick on in the second 45 minutes, but the pressure is huge. As we said earlier, a win puts them four points clear at the top of the Serie A table after Lecce's draw with Inter this afternoon.
Sepe deserves special praise after making several good saves, while the same can be said of Szczesny in the Juventus goal. Parma showed just what they can do, and they also exposed some of Juventus' weaknesses for the likes of Inter and Lazio. For now, Sarri's men lead the way by four points, but it promises to be a fascinating finish this season.
That is all for tonight folks, thanks for joining us. Goodbye!
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