Massimiliano Allegri’s Juventus are desperate to find a modicum of redemption in their Serie A clash against Monza this afternoon.
The match between the Biancorossi and the Bianconeri kicks off at 14.00 UK time at the Stadio Brianteo in Monza.
Juventus have had a tough few weeks, failing to pick up a win since their 2-0 victory over Spezia at the end of August. Since then, they’ve drawn Fiorentina and Salernitana and lost to Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica. Pressure is seemingly starting to mount on Allegri and a defeat today would only raise the tension in Turin further.
Monza replaced Giovanni Stroppa with Primavera coach Raffaele Palladino earlier this week in a bid to restore some energy into the team after a sluggish start to their debut Serie A campaign. The Lombardy side have only picked up one point, from a draw with Lecce, and they’ll be dreaming of an upset against the Old Lady.
The home side are unable to count on Andrea Ranocchia, Marco D’Alessandro and Andrea Petagna for this afternoon’s clash, with all three out injured.
Juventus are still in the stormy seas of their injury crisis, further compounded by the suspensions to Arkadiusz Milik and Juan Cuadrado. Alex Sandro, Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, Paul Pogba, Federico Chiesa and Kaio Jorge are still sidelined due to injury.
Probable line-ups for Monza vs Juventus:
Monza (3-5-2): Cragno; Marlon, Mari, Izzo; Birindelli, Pessina, Rovella, Sensi, Carlos Augusto; Mota, Caprari.
Juventus (4-3-3): Perin; Danilo, Bremer, Bonucci, De Sciglio; McKennie, Paredes, Miretti; Di Maria, Vlahovic, Kostic.