11 January 2016
While Juventus were registering their eighth and ninth consecutive league wins over Hellas Verona and Sampdoria, two Bianconeri loanees were making waves of their own in the past week with a goal and an assist aiding their new clubs' respective promotion pushes.
Beginning in Tuscany, there was cause for celebration for youngster Davide Cais as the striker's 13th-minute strike sealed an all-important victory for Lega Pro side Carrarese against Lucchese, a result which sees the Gialloblu move to within three points of the playoff places.
There was to be a similarly profitable evening for fellow loanee Gabriel Appelt Pires, whose match-winning assist against Llagostera continued Madrid-based Leganes' rise up the table, leapfrogging Gimnastic into sixth.
Pires' latest intervention comes at the end of what has been a positive first half of the season for the Brazilian midfielder, who has contributed one goal, completed 577 passes and regained possession 63 times for his team since arriving on a short-term deal last summer.
To keep track of all of the club's loan stars, why not head over to the dedicated **loan players** section of Juventus.com.
