On Friday night time, Como will host Juventus within the opening fixture of Serie A Spherical 24. The Bianconeri might be seeking to full the double over the newly promoted facet after beating them by three unanswered objectives on the primary matchday of the season.
The Bianconeri have been enduring a tough patch as of late, however they’re hoping that final weekend’s come-from-behind victory over Empoli can spark the start of a optimistic run.
However whereas securing a victory on Friday is a should, Thiago Motta can even have a watch on the upcoming fixtures, with an important double-header towards PSV Eindhoven plus a Derby d’Italia towards Inter all to contend over the subsequent couple of weeks.
So how will the Juventus supervisor line up his males on the Sinigaglia?
Based on La Gazzetta dello Sport, Michele Di Gregorio will as soon as once more begin in purpose, with the centre-back partnership of Federico Gatti and Renato Veiga taking the sector for the second match in a row. These two defenders stay the primary choice within the absence of Pierre Kalulu, whereas Lloyd Kelly has solely joined the membership on Monday.
Motta additionally confirmed the absence of Andrea Cambiaso, so Weston McKennie is predicted to play at right-back, with Nicolo Savona moved to the left-back slot.
In the course of the park, Khephren Thuram ought to regain his beginning position after being dropped to the bench within the earlier contest. Manuel Locatelli (55%) is the slight favorite to interpret the Regista position, however Douglas Luiz’s candidacy is gaining floor (45%).
Teun Koopmeiners will function as an attacking midfielder with Kenan Yildiz and Nico Gonzalez tipped to begin on the wings. However, the pink newspaper leaves a forty five% likelihood for Samuel Mbangule to displace the Argentine.
Lastly, Randal Kolo Muani is for certain of a beginning spot on the expense of Dusan Vlahovic after scoring thrice in his first two outings for the membership.
Juventus Possible XI (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; McKennie, Gatti, Veiga, Savona; Locatelli (Douglas Luiz), Thuram; Yildiz, Koopmeiners, Gonzalez (Mbangula); Kolo Muani.