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Serie A Preview: Juventus v Atalanta

Juve are eight points clear of second-placed Roma with three games remaining and will definitely claim a third straight Scudetto with victory over Atalanta.

However, a shock win for bottom club Catania against the capital club on Sunday will hand Juve the title prior to the visit of Stefano Colantuono's men.

But, with Catania having claimed just five league wins all season, the more probable scenario is that Antonio Conte's men will need three points to make sure of a 30th Italian top-flight championship.

Juve could only manage a 0-0 draw against nine-man Benfica in an ill-tempered second leg of their semi-final clash, the Portuguese champions progressing to the showpiece 2-1 on aggregate following a contest that also saw Juve's Mirko Vucinic sent off.

"We go out with our heads held high, but we need to move on quickly and think about writing many other important pages in our club’s history," Bonucci told Juve's official website.

"We'll look ahead with positivity and the desire to clinch a third consecutive Scudetto."

Midfielder Maxi Moralez is set to return from an injury that kept him out of last weekend's 1-1 draw with Genoa, but Luca Cigarini is banned.

"We can't allow ourselves to lose motivation, we want to finish the season well," he told Sky Sport Italia.

"We ended a negative streak and want to carry on in that vein even if we know that our remaining fixtures aren't easy."