Scorers: Iaquinta 8 (J), Marchisio 30 (J)

Vincenzo Iaquinta and Claudio Marchisio's marvellous lob have Juventus leading Livorno at half-time, but Gigi Buffon was kept busy.

Ciro Ferrara's men were eager to keep hold of their 100 per cent record, but their confidence took a knock following the midweek Champions League draw with Bordeaux. Alessandro Del Piero, Diego, Fabio Cannavaro and Tiago Mendes were out injured. Livorno had conceded 12 goals in their last three visits to Turin.

There was torrential rain in Turin and the Amaranto had a great chance four minutes in. Cristiano Lucarelli's wayward shot turned into an assist for Francesco Tavano, but Gigi Buffon came flying off his line to block with his body.

Moments later Tavano dispossessed Buffon at the byline, but the angle was too narrow to curl it in. At the other end Mauro Camoranesi's fierce strike from the D squirmed just wide.

It was a fiery start and Vincenzo Iaquinta opened the scoring with a towering header from six yards that slotted into the far bottom corner from Camoranesi's cross.

Livoro didn't give in and Buffon had to fingertip an Antonio Candreva cross-shot out from under the bar. Sebastian Giovinco tried to dribble past too many players in the Livorno box to waste a counter, then in the same move Lucarelli did the same thing.

Nico Pulzetti's cross was inches over the head of an unmarked Tavano in the middle, then Candreva flashed an angled drive right across the face of goal.

Trezeguet blasted an audacious volley over, but it was Claudio Marchisio who doubled Juve's lead with a wonderful goal. The youngster charged down the left flank and gathered Camoranesi's through ball for a delightful lob over the goalkeeper.

Livorno had an incredible scoring opportunity as the Candreva slide-rule pass found Lucarelli to run clear on goal, but again Buffon rushed out and used his knee to deflect over the bar. From the corner he performed another crucial save on Diniz.

In first half stoppages Giovinco curled a free kick into the six-yard box for Iaquinta, whose volley was straight at Alfonso De Lucia.