After missing the past two games, the former Fremantle player will be back for the Blues' showdown with their fierce rivals at the MCG on Friday night.
Carlton coach Michael Voss declared Cerra would be right to return, rejoining captain Patrick Cripps and fellow star Sam Walsh in the middle.
"He's come up quite well," Voss said of Cerra on Thursday.
"He could have been right on the edge last week. We were a bit more conservative, but he's been able to train really well and he's ready to go."
Voss did rule out defender Mitch McGovern, who has also been managing a hamstring issue.
But the 29-year-old is likely to be available for next Thursday night's clash with Melbourne at the MCG.
Carlton comfortably won clearances and inside-50s against Geelong last Saturday, but the Blues conceded goals too easily in the 13-point loss.
It left Voss fuming immediately after the match, calling the performance "unacceptable", despite still being a chance to pinch the win in the final minutes and knock off the unbeaten Cats.
 "We just felt like we fell below the standards really of how we want to defend," he said on Thursday.
"For moments in games, for small periods of time in games, we just open that window up for too long to be able to convert and scored a little too easily on the back of it."
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