Juventus v Roma
Posted Sunday, April 22, 2012 by PA
Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has labelled Sunday's game against European hopefuls Roma as the most important left in their season.
The Turin giants go into the home encounter unbeaten this campaign and riding a five-match winning streak.
Their 2-1 triumph over Lazio last time out lifted Juventus to the top of the Serie A standings, one point clear of AC Milan with six games left to play.
"We have to have the right approach to this game," Bonucci said.
"We have to hand a similar performance to what we showed against Lazio.
"This is like a final, it is the most important game out of the six we have left.
"We must win at all costs. It depends on us."
Juve, coached by Antonio Conte, are showing few signs of weakness.
The Bianconeri have found the back of the net 14 times in their last five league games while they have given away just one goal in their last six.
Rivals Roma have won just eight of their 48 league encounters at Juventus.
The Eternal City giants travel north looking to climb further up in the Serie A table.
The Giallorossi leapfrogged Napoli into fifth place with a 3-1 triumph over Udinese last time out.
That result followed their 4-2 defeat at Lecce and allowed Roma to close the gap on third-placed city rivals Lazio to four points.
The top three teams in Serie A qualify for Champions League football next season.
"We want to finish third," Roma striker Fabio Borini said.
"But our season will not depend on the game in Turin."
Borini is set to play alongside Daniel Osvaldo in Roma's attack.
Roma are hoping to recover goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who is doubtful with the flu.
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