Juventus will continue their quest for silverware when they host Serie A strugglers Empoli in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on Wednesday. The Bianconeri, 15-time winners of the competition, must overcome their Tuscan opponents to set up a semi-final clash with Bologna.

Despite an underwhelming campaign, Juventus remain in contention for silverware and tightened their grip on fourth place in Serie A with a crucial 1-0 win over Cagliari last weekend, courtesy of Dusan Vlahovic’s early strike. Their Coppa Italia defence began with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Cagliari in December, and although results have been mixed since then, they have won four of their last five matches. Juventus have dominated Empoli in Turin, winning 80% of their league encounters at home, and they will be expected to progress comfortably.

Empoli, meanwhile, are enduring a miserable run in Serie A, with six defeats in their last seven matches leaving them two points adrift of safety. Their last meeting with Juventus earlier this month ended in a 4-1 defeat despite taking an early lead. However, they have lost just two of the last five league encounters against the Bianconeri, showing they are capable of springing a surprise. Empoli have enjoyed an impressive cup run, beating Catanzaro, Torino, and Fiorentina to reach this stage, but their primary focus remains top-flight survival.

Juventus are struggling with a depleted defence, with Bremer, Juan Cabal, and Pierre Kalulu all out, while Douglas Luiz is also sidelined. Thiago Motta may rotate his squad, with Randal Kolo Muani likely to return to the starting XI after Vlahovic’s recent involvement. Empoli have several long-term absentees and defensive concerns, but young centre-back Luca Marianucci is available again.

With both sides prioritising league objectives, this match could be a cagey affair, but Juventus’ superior squad depth and home advantage should see them through.

The Bianconeri should have enough to secure a place in the semi-finals, especially against an out-of-form Empoli side struggling for confidence.

尤文图斯将在周三的意大利杯1 / 4决赛中主场迎战意甲劲旅恩波利，继续他们对奖杯的追求。斑马军团，15届冠军，必须战胜他们的托斯卡纳对手，在半决赛中对阵博洛尼亚。

尽管赛季表现平淡，尤文图斯仍然在争夺奖杯，并在上周末凭借杜桑·弗拉霍维奇的进球以1-0战胜卡利亚里，巩固了他们在意甲联赛第四的位置。他们的意大利杯防线始于去年12月4-0大胜卡利亚里，尽管此后的战绩喜忧参半，但他们在最近5场比赛中赢了4场。尤文图斯在都灵主场击败了恩波利，80%的联赛胜率都在主场，他们有望轻松晋级。

与此同时，恩波利在意甲联赛中表现不佳，最近7场比赛输了6场，离安全点只差2分。他们在本月早些时候与尤文图斯的最后一次交锋中，尽管早早取得领先，但最终还是以4比1落败。然而，他们在最近的五场联赛中只输掉了两场，这表明他们有能力给斑马军团带来惊喜。恩波利已经享受了令人印象深刻的杯赛之旅，击败了卡坦萨罗，都灵和佛罗伦萨进入了这个阶段，但他们的主要目标仍然是在顶级联赛中生存下来。

尤文图斯的后防线已经捉襟见肘，布雷默、卡巴尔和卡鲁卢都缺阵了，而路易斯也缺阵了。蒂亚戈·莫塔可能会轮换他的阵容，兰德尔·科洛·穆阿尼可能会在弗拉霍维奇最近的出场后回到首发阵容。恩波利有几名长期缺阵的后防球员，但是年轻的中卫卢卡·马里亚努奇又可以上场了。

由于双方都优先考虑联赛目标，这场比赛可能是一场谨慎的比赛，但尤文图斯出色的阵容深度和主场优势应该会让他们度过难关。

斑马军团应该有足够的实力确保进入半决赛，尤其是面对状态不佳的恩波利。