Claudio Marchisio will be back from injury ‘in September’ says Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri, who will use Mario Lemina or Hernanes in his place.
The Bianconeri midfielder injured his knee against Palermo on the weekend and has been ruled out of Euro 2016 with Italy.
Allegri discussed his team selection ahead of Juve’s clash with Lazio tomorrow evening, when they will try to maintain a nine-point lead over Napoli.
Claudio Marchisio will be back from injury ‘in September’ says Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri, who will use Mario Lemina or Hernanes in his place.
The Bianconeri midfielder injured his knee against Palermo on the weekend and has been ruled out of Euro 2016 with Italy.
Allegri discussed his team selection ahead of Juve’s clash with Lazio tomorrow evening, when they will try to maintain a nine-point lead over Napoli.
“I spoke to Marchisio last night, he was quite calm,” Allegri said at today’s pre-match Press conference.
“Unfortunately he’ll miss the end of the season and Euro 2016.
“The one positive thing is that the summer’s in the middle of his injury. He’ll be looking to re-join us on the training ground around September.
“Lemina and Hernanes are both in contention for the role in front of the defence. Lemina has come on a great deal. He needs to improve his defensive game from a tactical point of view.
“Morata is suspended. We can’t afford to lose players already on a yellow card through dissent. This is an aspect we need to improve. Tomorrow I have only three strikers.
“I could change things up in defence. We could play with four at the back or use Evra as our third central defender.
“Everyone’s praising us, but we still haven’t won anything as it stands. A fifth successive Scudetto would represent an extraordinary achievement.
“Pereyra is working well and we’ll look to bring him back into the squad on Thursday. We don’t want to take risks.”