Juventus may need to do with out Andrea Cambiaso as soon as extra with a Coppa Italia conflict in opposition to Cagliari simply across the nook.
The complete-back succumbed to damage in final weekend’s Serie A contest in opposition to his former membership Bologna when he left his spot on the pitch to Jonas Rouhi, who just lately picked up a knock himself, including insult to damage. And with Juan Cabal dominated out of motion till the top of the season with an ACL tear, the full-back division is nicely and really dismantled.
Nicolo Savona and Danilo are the one obtainable choices for these roles, which leaves the centre-back spots with none backups for Federico Gatti and Pierre Kalulu, as Gleison Bremer can also be out for the rest of the season.
Due to this fact, Juventus have been desperately hoping for Cambiaso’s swift return to motion. The 24-year-old fortunately averted a critical damage, as his medical checks solely detected a muscle pressure.
Nonetheless, his situation nonetheless prevented him from participating in Wednesday’s Champions League conflict in opposition to Manchester Metropolis and final evening’s Serie A contest in opposition to Venezia, as he was deemed unready, as he nonetheless struggling some ache within the ankle.
Due to this fact, Tuttosport (by way of IlBianconero) doesn’t count on him to shake off his damage within the subsequent 48 hours and make himself obtainable for the Coppa Italia contest in opposition to Cagliari.
Therefore, Thiago Motta should do with these at his disposal for the time being, and it stays to be seen if he’ll resort to the Juventus Subsequent Gen squad to provide his first-team gamers a breather.
However, the Bianconeri can ill-afford one other misstep, as their supporters have already run out of persistence as portrayed by their post-match response which additionally resulted in a back-and-forth squabble with Dusan Vlahovic.
So even with a depleted backline, Juventus should ensure that they appease their house supporters by advancing to the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, ideally with a stable show.