Karsdorp gets a yellow card after bringing down Arthur.
90' +1
Three minutes of stoppage time are added on.
90'
Locatelli bundles Mkhitaryan over and Roma are awarded a promising free-kick. Cristante flicks on the cross but it just misses Ibanez at the back post.
89'
G. Mancini gets yellow.
The referee has dished out a flurry of yellow cards in the last 10 minutes. Mancini is the latest player to go into the book, following a cynical trip on Morata.
88'
Alex Sandro enters the game and replaces M. De Sciglio.
De Sciglio is replaced by Alex Sandro in defence.
87'
Danilo gets yellow.
Roma continue to push for an equaliser, but it looks like they're beginning to run out of ideas.
Danilo trips El Shaarawy and earns himself a yellow card.
85'
E. Shomurodov gets yellow.
Shomurodov puts in a late challenge on Chiellini and earns himself a yellow card.
81'
E. Shomurodov enters the game and replaces J. Veretout.
An attacking change for Roma: the midfielder, Veretout, is replaced by a striker in Shomurodov.
80'
Pellegrini has a chance to release Abraham on the break, but he forces the pass too early and Danilo cuts it out.
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78'
Cuadrado sends an inviting cross towards the back post, but it sails over Morata and Roma clear.
76'
Arthur enters the game and replaces F. Bernardeschi.
Juventus make a defensive change. Bernardeschi walks off to be replaced by Arthur in midfield.
71'
Álvaro Morata enters the game and replaces M. Kean.
D. Kulusevski enters the game and replaces F. Chiesa.
S. El Shaarawy gets yellow.
Kean also makes way with Morata taking his place.
Juventus freshen things up with a double substitution: the first sees Chiesa make way for Kulusevski after a quiet game.
70'
El Shaarawy trips Chiesa to stop a counter-attack and earns himself a yellow card.
69'
Cristante's deep cross is claimed by Szczesny. Roma are controlling the game without creating that clear opportunity.
65'
Cristante's ambitious pass just misses Karsdorp before flying out of play.
60'
Roma are just beginning to pin the hosts in currently. They just need to find a way to create some clear chances.
56'
It's been a breathless start to the second half with both teams desperate to take control of the game. With Juventus still holding a narrow lead, it's perfectly poised for the final 30 minutes.
52'
Bernardeschi flicks it over Karsdorp before firing his volley wide of the near post from 12 yards.
49'
M. De Sciglio gets yellow.
De Sciglio is booked after fouling El Shaarawy near the touchline.
48'
Cuadrado catches Vina late, presenting Roma with a promising free-kick near the touchline. However, Bonucci flicks the delivery clear at the near post before Chiesa hacks it clear.
46'
Roma get the second half underway.
45' +4
HALF TIME: Juventus 1-0 Roma
45' +3
T. Abraham gets yellow.
Abraham is booked after tripping up Chiellini in frustration.
45' +2
Abraham almost gets in behind again, but this time Chiellini cuts out the throughball.
45'
Four minutes of stoppage time are added.
44'
Penalty saved by W. Szczęsny!
SZCZESNY SAVES IT! It was a long wait for Veretout, who finally stepped up and fired his spot-kick towards the bottom right corner, only for Szczesny to push it wide!
It wasn't a bad penalty from Veretout. He hit it firmly towards the bottom corner, but Szczesny guessed the right way and then executed the perfect dive to keep it out.
41'
W. Szczęsny gets yellow.
Szczesny is shown a yellow card for his foul on Mkhitaryan.
40'
Roma hit Juventus on the break. Abraham drives almost 40 yards to get into the box, but Danilo recovers at the crucial moment to knock it behind. The resulting set-piece comes to nothing.
36'
There have been few opportunities since the opener; both teams are locked into an engaging midfield battle.
32'
El Shaarawy hits a speculative effort from distance, but he doesn't quite catch it right - it trickles safely into the arms of Szczesny.
30'
Bentancur muscles past Ibanez and surges dangerously into the box! However, the referee pulls play back for a foul on Ibanez. It's a soft decision and it's a let-off for Ibanez.
28'
Zaniolo has suffered his fair share of injuries in the past and you can only hope that this latest knock isn't too serious.
26'
S. El Shaarawy enters the game and replaces N. Zaniolo.
Zaniolo is replaced by El Shaarawy following that earlier injury.
25'
Roma attempt to settle the game back down with a long spell of possession inside their own half.
18'
Well, it's arrived against the run of play, but Juventus lead! Roma will need to keep their composure and stay in the game now.
16'
M. Kean has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by R. Bentancur.
KEAN! 1-0! Juventus take the lead. De Sciglio jinks inside Zaniolo before bending an inviting cross to the back post. It's met by Bentancur who rises above Vina to head it against Kean and past Patricio!
It looked like Bentancur was trying to send that header towards goal, but it bounced straight off the nearby Kean and flew past Patricio!
15'
Juventus enjoy a long spell of possession as they look to stamp their authority on this game.
11'
Roma have made an adventurous start. They've taken the game to Juventus and have already created a few chances. The hosts, meanwhile, have looked disjointed.
5'
Abraham swivels on the edge of the box, before Bonucci blocks his strike. The ball falls to Karsdorp who's fouled by De Sciglio near the touchline.
3'
Veretout drives forward and searches for the run of Abraham, but Chiellini stretches to cut it out.
1'
Juventus get the first half underway.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Serie A fixture between Juventus and Roma. The hosts enter this one in need of a win. They find themselves ninth in the early table and can barely afford to lose extra ground in the title race.
Roma, on the other hand, are in fourth after a solid start. They’ll be aiming to avoid defeat today – if Juventus do get the three points they’ll be just one point behind the visitors.
SUBS: Eldor Shomurodov, Daniel Fuzato, Ebrima Darboe, Bryan Reynolds, Riccardo Calafiori, Marash Kumbulla, Borja Mayoral, Gonzalo Villar, Carles Perez, Pietro Boer, Amadou Diawara, Stephan El Shaarawy.
ROMA (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Rick Karsdorp, Gianluca Mancini, Ibanez, Matias Vina; Jordan Veretout, Bryan Cristante; Nicolo Zaniolo, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Henrikh Mkhitaryan; Tammy Abraham.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
JUVENTUS (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Mattia De Sciglio; Juan Cuadrado, Rodrigo Bentancur, Manuel Locatelli, Federico Bernardeschi; Moise Kean, Federico Chiesa.
Roma will be buoyed by the threat they've carried in attack though. Abraham, in particular, has been a handful for Juventus and could play a major role in the second half.
The result means that Juventus climb to seventh - just one point behind fourth-placed Roma.
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