Saturday's Serie A football predictions including Bologna vs. Juventus

Atalanta vs. Roma (Saturday, 2.00pm)

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Seeking their seventh straight Serie A win, Atalanta BC welcome Roma to the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

With a nine-point lead over their capital counterparts, the Bergamaschi will be favourites to prevail, given the visitors' long line of failures against fellow top-four contenders.

We say: Atalanta BC 2-1 Roma

Atalanta, by far the team demonstrating the greater cohesion and flair over the past few weeks, must surely be favoured for a fourth win in five versus Roma on Saturday.

Relatively untroubled by injuries, the hosts' squad is packed with various attacking options who can tilt the balance in their favour, while - as Mourinho loves to point out - the visitors' resources are rather more stretched.

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Bologna vs. Juventus (Saturday, 5.00pm)

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Approaching the halfway point of the Serie A season, Juventus sit outside the European places, so they visit mid-table Bologna on Saturday seeking three morale-boosting points.

While Juve were held to a draw by promoted Venezia last weekend, their hosts suffered a second straight loss to slip down to 10th.

We say: Bologna 1-2 Juventus

Having lost two of their last three home games, Bologna have seen their hopes of turning Dall'Ara into a fortress diminished, and their record on Emilian soil is set to be dented further by another defeat on Saturday.

Neither of these sides are prolific scorers, but Juve's attacking threat is the more heavyweight of the two - if still only intermittently effective - which should swing the result their way.

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Cagliari vs. Udinese (Saturday, 7.45pm)

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Still with just one win all season, Cagliari welcome Udinese to Sardinia on Saturday as their need for three points grows ever greater.

After they were thumped by Inter last week - ending a run of four straight draws - the Isolani welcome a visiting side who are winless in their last five Serie A matches and have invested their hopes in a new man at the top.

We say: Cagliari 1-1 Udinese

While neither side are frequent scorers, the visitors should have more confidence in the final third given their recent results - netting 10 times in their last four league and cup outings.

Nonetheless, Cagliari are tougher to beat on Sardinian soil, so can hold out for a hard-earned point if they find the net at some stage.

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