Cristiano Ronaldo and Daniele Rugani start for Juventus against a full-strength Ajax in tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury to join Federico Bernardeschi and Mario Mandzukic in attack, with Moise Kean the sacrificial lamb.
The No 7’s return has been weighed down by the loss of Giorgio Chiellini, whose absence at the back will be covered by Rugani.
There has been talk that Juve will go 3-4-3 for the trip to Amsterdam, but Max Allegri is nonetheless expected to go with a 4-3-3.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Daniele Rugani start for Juventus against a full-strength Ajax in tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury to join Federico Bernardeschi and Mario Mandzukic in attack, with Moise Kean the sacrificial lamb.
The No 7’s return has been weighed down by the loss of Giorgio Chiellini, whose absence at the back will be covered by Rugani.
There has been talk that Juve will go 3-4-3 for the trip to Amsterdam, but Max Allegri is nonetheless expected to go with a 4-3-3.
If their 3-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the last 16 was impressive, Ajax arguably topped that with a 4-1 demolition of holders Real Madrid.
The Eredivisie leaders have all their big guns available, including Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong and the free-scoring Dusan Tadic.
Ajax (probable): Onana; Tagliafico, Blind, De Ligt, Veltman; Van de Beek, Schone, De Jong; Neres, Tadic, Ziyech
Juventus (probable): Szczesny; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Rugani, Alex Sandro; Bentancur, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernardeschi, Mandzukic, Ronaldo