Pirlo suspended for Juve

Juventus will be without the suspended Andrea Pirlo – for the first time this season – when they take on Cesena.

The Italian international picked up his fourth yellow card of the campaign in last night’s 3-3 draw at Napoli and will thus be sidelined on Sunday.

Pirlo, 32, has played in every minute of Juventus’ 12 League games since joining the club from Milan in the summer.

The good news for the Old Lady is that Claudio Marchisio is available again after he was banned for the Stadio San Paolo tie.

Juve will face Cesena with Leonardo Bonucci, Arturo Vidal, Giorgio Chiellini and Simone Pepe just one booking away from a suspension.

Cesena, meanwhile, will be without Luca Ceccarelli and Nicola Ravaglia as they too are banned.