All eyes will be on the Bianconeri to see just how far up the table they can finish this term after winning promotion just 12 months after being relegated for match-fixing.

However, veteran Czech winger Pavel Nedved has appealed to the Juve fans to be patient.

He told the club's official website: "How much time do we need? Who knows. I'd be happy with one or two months, but maybe we'll need more than that.

"Nobody can know for sure, but for now I'd be content to see a determined Juve, making progress and never giving up.

"More than anything I want to have fun, playing the derby and the games against Internazionale and AC Milan - those big matches that both we and the fans sorely missed.

"Let's enjoy them now that we're back and I'm sure we'll do very well."

He also praised new coach Claudio Ranieri, adding: "As a person, he reminds me of (Sven-Goran) Eriksson, because he's a gentleman, and the way he's educating us all.

"But his football philosophy is different: he likes to go forward more, whereas Eriksson was more concerned with defending."

Ranieri himself this week revealed how disappointed he was to be missing several key players through international commitments so close to the start of the new campaign.

"At this point to not have nine international players available is discouraging," he said.

"Preparations for a return to the Serie A with the whole squad available would be better."

Winger Mauro Camoranesi, who has been handed the number eight shirt this season, played his first game of the year in a friendly last week and lasted 45 minutes, hitting the bar with a header in a solid display.

He could feature at the Stadio Olimpico in some capacity but Alessandro Birindelli, Vincenzo Iaquinta and Domenico Criscito are unlikely to play as they are not yet fully fit.

Livorno have more pressing injury worries as they will be without key players, Giuliano Giannichedda and Vikash Dhorasoo.

Giannichedda will be unable to face his former employers after straining his right knee, while fellow newcomer Dhorasoo has failed to recover from a groin injury.

However coach Fernando Orsi is still looking forward to opening the Serie A campaign against such esteemed opposition.

He told the club's official website: "Juventus boast a strong squad but we hope to be able to fight them until the last.

"It is an attractive welcome to be able to play an opponent of such a high calibre.

"We are not in the best of shape but we have prepared ourselves well."

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