No idea what Bernardeschi is thinking here. He is nowhere near winning the ball as he goes in late on Ceppitelli, deep in the opposition half.
90' +1
Four minutes have been added on at the Sardegna Arena. Juventus are looking to take the sting out of a heated match, knowing that the points are as good as in the bag.
89'
An announcement has just gone out over the PA system, warning supporters in no uncertain terms to behave themselves. There are also reports of fights breaking out in the stands. The referee should just blow for full-time around about now.
88'
Juve skipper Chiellini is deep in conversation with the referee. I can only assume that is to do with the abuse aimed towards Kean.
87'
Kean, jeered all match by the home fans, held his arms aloft in front of them after scoring Juve's second goal. That has only increased the anger in the stands.
85'
M. Kean has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by R. Bentancur.
Bentancur did well to look up and spot Kean, who was well positioned in front of goal to round off the attack.
GOOOAAALLL!!! CAGLIARI 0-2 JUVENTUS! The ball is slotted through for Bentancur down the right and the substitute midfielder rolls it across the six-yard box for a simple Kean tap-in. That should do it!
84'
Pavoletti does well to get his head to Birsa's cross, which looked a little too high for him. All of a sudden Cagliari are on top and Juventus are dropping deeper and deeper.
82'
D. Srna gets yellow.
Srna is the latest player to enter the referee's book for a challenge on Alex Sandro.
81'
This is good goalkeeping from Szczesny, getting down to smother the ball after it took a deflection in the box.
Kean has the chance to round Cragno but he instead tries to lift it over him and the Cagliari keeper, outside his box, heads the ball clear. Good goalkeeping!
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80'
Pavoletti may have been off target with that header a couple of minutes ago but it is a promising sign for the hosts. They are getting the ball forward a little more often and all they need is one more big chance. Pavoletti's latest effort deflects behind for a corner.
78'
RARE CHANCE FOR CAGLIARI! Pavoletti gets his head to a floated free-kick into the Juve box but, under pressure from Bentancur, he flicks the ball off target. He had to generate some power and that came at the expense of the precision he would have wanted.
76'
S. Padoin enters the game and replaces P. Faragò.
A. Cerri enters the game and replaces JP Galvão.
Padoin in on for Farago in Cagliari's third and final change.
Maran makes a double substitution as we enter the final 15 minutes of the match. Cerri is on for Pedro in the first of those changes.
75'
GOOD PLAY FROM JUVE! Bentancur is played in behind and his pull-back from the byline finds Kean, but the youngster's shot from five yards takes a touch off an opposition player and is collected by Cragno.
73'
Bentancur has a shot charged down on the edge of the 'D'. Cagliari are working incredibly hard in a defensive sense, but they need to start taking a few more gambles at the other end of the field.
71'
BERNARDESCHI COMES CLOSE! Matuidi sends in a low cross and Bernardeschi gets in front of his man to send a volley goalwards - at least it was heading goalwards until taking a touch off Kean and deflecting wide.
70'
Each Juve pass is being greeted by jeers. A cross form the right aimed towards Kean is cleared away as another visiting attack comes to a disappointing end.
68'
V. Birsa enters the game and replaces A. Ioniţă.
Here comes that first Cagliari change - Birsa is on for Ionita.
67'
Juve are up to 62 per cent possession for the second half. They have created just one chance, though, which Kean was unable to make the most of. Maran must surely be tempted to turn to his bench.
66'
Ceppitelli slices the ball behind for another Juventus corner. Panic swings it into the box and it is cleared at the front post.
65'
It looks as though Can has dropped into defence to join Bonucci and Chiellini. Juventus are not playing like a side sitting on just a one-goal lead - they could do with upping the tempo. The same is true of Cagliari, who have not got going since the restart.
63'
Kean, booked in the first half for simulation, stupidly decides to lunge in on Srna. The Juventus attacker needs to be careful.
61'
R. Bentancur enters the game and replaces M. Cáceres.
Bentancur comes on for the injured Caceres, possibly meaning a change of system. Alternatively, De Sciglio could shift across into the middle of defence.
59'
Cagliari have won their last three Serie A home games, as many as they had in their first 11 home matches this season.
58'
Can thinks about the shot, does not take it on, then thinks about it again. The midfielder eventually runs out of room in the six-yard box and cannot squeeze the ball on target from a tight angle.
57'
The tempo of the game has dropped massively. That will probably suit Juventus more so than their opponents, having done the hard work by opening the scoring in the first half. Can the champions hold on for successive 1-0 wins?
55'
Lykogiannis barges into Keane, sending his young opponent flying into the advertising hoardings around the pitch. The Cagliari defender is lucky to escape any sort of punishment for that.
54'
Srna's cross is met by the head of Pavoletti, but it takes a touch off Caceres on its way over for a corner. The set-piece is helped on to Barella, whose shot is blocked in front of goal.
53'
This match has a good edge to it now as both teams are unhappy with decisions that have gone against them. Kean is sent tumbling outside the box but the referee tells him to get back to hit feet.
51'
PENALTY APPEAL! Pjanic sends another dangeorus free-kick into the box and Chiellini claims that there was a possibly handling offence, possibly against Farago. The referee appeared to check in with his VAR officials but it is deemed that no offence took place.
49'
Pedro catches Bonucci in the face with a stray arm when jumping for an aerial ball. The Juventus defender is in a little pain but that was entirely accidental. Pisacane is fortunate to escape a booking, though, for his bad challenge on Keane.
47'
Juventus are easing their way into the second half by knocking the ball around under little pressure.
46'
RESTART! Cagliari, who had won back-to-back matches heading into this meeting with the champions, get us back underway at the Sardegna Arena!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: CAGLIARI 0-1 JUVENTUS
45'
Barella's optimistic shot from range sails over the crossbar. Time is ticking down towards half-time so the midfielder clearly felt he had nothing to lose with that one.
44'
The home side are giving their opponents one or two things to think about but, Pedro's shot aside, they have not offered enough in the final third so far. Cagliari are dropping a little too deep now, though, as Juve up the pressure.
42'
A ball hoofed upfield towards Kean is overhit and goes behind for a Cagliari goal-kick. The young forward has been asked to work the channels today - I'm sure he would like one or two passes into his feet.
40'
Bernardeschi is unable to keep his free-kick on target, giving the home side a chance to regather as we enter the final five minutes of the first half.
39'
C. Lykogiannis gets yellow.
This is a naughty one from Lykogiannis on De Sciglio, rightly earning himself a yellow card.
38'
GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR CAGLIARI! Barella plays a lovely ball into Pedro's feet and the striker's first-time shot from 12 yards ends just over Szczesny's crossbar. That is the closest the hosts have come to a breakthrough goal.
37'
There have been just a couple of shots on target in the first half, one of those being Bonucci's headed goal from 10 yards. Alex Sandro tries to slip the ball in behind for Kean at the end of a flowing move but a home player gets across to cut out the ball.
36'
Cagliari are struggling to get returning striker Pavoletti involved in the match. Another decision goes against the hosts, this time for a challenge high up the field, but there is a sense that Maran's men are starting to grow into the contest.
34'
JP Galvão gets yellow.
Pedro is cautioned for his clumsy challenge on Bernardeschi.
32'
Juventus may be without a number of key men today, including arguably the best player in the world in Ronaldo, but they have performed pretty well so far. This performance has certainly been better than what they offered at Geona earlier this month in their most recent away outing.
30'
De Sciglio is being given too much space to attack into down the Juve right. Possession has been split nearly 50-50 in this first half, but there is no doubt that Juventus have been the more dangerous side.
28'
A handball decision goes against the hosts, leaving supporters furious, and Juventus carry the ball forward. The counter ends in disappointment, though, as Bernardeschi's shot is pretty terrible - not sure what the technique was all about.
26'
NEARLY A SECOND! De Sciglio whips in a cross from the right-hand side and Matuidi - one of a few Juventus players waiting to attack it in the box - guides the header over the crossbar. Allegri's side are looking good value for a second goal.
24'
Szczesny, under pressure from a fizzed Can back-pass, hoofs his clearance straight out of touch. The last thing Juventus want to do is gift their opponents a route back into the match!
23'
Cagliari look a little rattled now as Juventus go in search of a quickfire second. Bernardeschi gets an attempt away but is unable to find the target.
22'
L. Bonucci has scored a goal for Juventus! Assist by F. Bernardeschi.
The corner conceded by Ceppitelli proves costly as Bernardeschi's set-piece is right on the money for the unmarked Bonucci to attack. As easy as you like from Juve's perspective!
GOOOOAAALLL!!! CAGLIARI 0-1 JUVENTUS! Bonucci powers Bernardeschi's corner past Cragno to give the visitors the lead. It is a well-flighted cross from Bernardeschi, but the defending from Cagliari is non-existent - nobody gets near Bonucci, who is able to pick out the bottom corner with his header from 10 yards out.
21'
Juventus are continuing to dominate possession. A long ball forward towards Kean catches out Ceppitelli, who is forced into conceding a pretty needless corner.
20'
M. Kean gets yellow.
This is poor from Kean! The young forward goes to ground in the box under contact from Ionita, but he clearly left his leg hanging to instigate the contact. Credit to the referee Piero Giacomelli for spotting it and reaching into his pocket.
19'
Can and Pjanic are seeing plenty of the ball in the opening quarter of the match - Cagliari need to work out how to deal with the Juventus midfield pairing. In terms of the hosts, Barella is the player looking the most likely to make something happen in the final third.
16'
Pavoletti nearly gets on the end of Lykogiannis' dangerous cross. Juventus are the side on top but the hosts are also enjoying the odd dangerous moment.
14'
Ceppitelli catches Matuidi right on the ankle. It may well have been an accident but the Cagliari centre-back is perhaps fortunate to escape a booking.
13'
Juventus have started to turn the screw over the last five minutes at the Sardegna Arena. Can wasted a good headed opportunity and Caceres nearly found a way through at the end of a Pjanic free-kick.
11'
FIRST SAVE! It is third time lucky for Pjanic as his delivery from the right misses everyone in the middle and is met by Caceres towards the back post. The defender does not make the contact he would have wanted, though, and Cragno is able to parry it away.
9'
OVER! Alex Sandro cuts back on his left foot and picks out the head of Can, who is unable to keep his header on target. That is the first chance of the match - Can should be doing better.
7'
Pjanic's first free-kick delivery of the match was a poor one and this latest attempt, while slightly better, was still some way off his usual high levels. Juve have not really got going so far.
5'
Cigarini's set-piece delivery is a good one, but Juventus manage to clear their lines. It is Cagliari's turn to enjoy a sustained spell on the ball now.
4'
Pjanic delivers the angled free-kick but can only pick out a Cagliari head. The hosts get the ball forward for the first time today and Ionita wins his side a corner through Caceres' block.
3'
Juventus have seen plenty of the ball in the early stages. Can tries to break clear down the right but his run is halted by Ionita, at the expense of a Juventus free-kick.
1'
KICK-OFF! Juventus, who are far from full strength today, get us underway!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Serie A meeting between Cagliari and Juventus at the Sardegna Arena.
Juventus suffered their first league defeat of the campaign just before the international break, going down 2-0 to Genoa on March 17, but they recovered with a slender 1-0 win against Empoli on Saturday through Moise Kean's second-half goal. Massimiliano Allegri's side are 15 points clear at the top of the division and are fast closing in on an eighth successive title.
Cagliari have climbed up the division with back-to-back victories, meanwhile, cruising to a 3-0 win over Chievo on Friday - scoring all of their goals in the first half - having also overcome Fiorentina 2-1 here a couple of weeks ago. Rolando Maran's side are currently 12th in the table, five points off the top half. However, not since October 2016 have they won three Serie A games in a row.
Cagliari subs: Filippo Romagna, Simone Padoin, Kiril Despodov, Cyril Thereau, Simone Aresti, Valter Birsa, Rafael, Christian Oliva, Alessandro Deiola, Alberto Cerri, Filip Bradaric, Luca Pellegrini.
JUVENTUS (5-4-1): Wojciech Szczesny; Mattia De Sciglio, Martin Caceres, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini (c), Alex Sandro; Federico Bernardeschi, Emre Can, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi; Moise Kean.
Juventus subs: Grigoris Kastanos, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Stephy Mavididi, Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Cancelo, Carlo Pinsoglio, Mattia Del Favero, Daniele Rugani.
The two teams are now out on the field at the Sardegna Arena and we are moments away from kick-off.
Allegri's side still have work to do in the second half if they are to extend their points advantage at the summit. Cagliari offered just about enough in the first half to suggest that they have a goal in them, so the visitors could do with doubling their tally to settle the nerves. The problem for Allegri, though, is the fact that his bench is so depleted because of a string of injuries.
Thanks for joining our coverage today. Until next time, goodbye!
It is a case of job done for Juve. Allegri will hope to have a few of his injured players back in time for his side's next outing, which is a home match against Milan on Saturday. Cagliari, meanwhile, play host to SPAL the following day.
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