Sevilla Coach Jorge Sampaoli believes it would be “crazy” to play for a draw against Juventus tomorrow night.
The Bianconeri face the Spanish side in the Champions League, in what is being billed as a straight shoot-out for top spot in the group.
“We approach every game as protagonists,” Sampaoli told reporters in his pre-match Press conference.
“Playing a game against a team like Juventus and looking for a draw, looking for a point, would be crazy.
Sevilla Coach Jorge Sampaoli believes it would be “crazy” to play for a draw against Juventus tomorrow night.
The Bianconeri face the Spanish side in the Champions League, in what is being billed as a straight shoot-out for top spot in the group.
“We approach every game as protagonists,” Sampaoli told reporters in his pre-match Press conference.
“Playing a game against a team like Juventus and looking for a draw, looking for a point, would be crazy.
“Juventus are a very strong side, one of the strongest in Europe and we’ll try to impose our game and try to win.
“Juventus will have to play the final game against a team which is already eliminated [Dinamo Zagreb], so it’s true that this match is not as decisive for them.
“If we do lose tomorrow, we’d be in a difficult situation, we’d have to try and qualify in Lyon whereas if Juventus lose tomorrow they can still quality against Dinamo.
“In fact, Juventus could face this match with more calm.
“In Turin we had a different idea of how to play. We used [Franco] Vazquez as a false nine, we were able to neutralise the Juventus attack though we didn’t attack much ourselves.
“Tomorrow that will be different, because we can’t afford to suffer at home, we have to impose our own game.
“If we leave space for Juventus we know they’re perfectly capable of hurting us with very few chances. So we have to impose our game if we want to qualify tomorrow."
Gonzalo Higuain will miss tomorrow’s match with an injury, with Paulo Dybala also still out, but Sampaoli warns the Old Lady will still be dangerous.
“Yeah, well [Mario] Mandzukic is ready. I don’t know if they’ll play with one striker or three, perhaps with [Juan] Cuadrado and Alex Sandro up there with Mandzukic.
“Juventus have one of the best squads in the world. It’s true that they’re missing two very important players, but it’s equally true that they have players who can compensate for those absences.
“Juventus can change their formation, they’ve shown they’re able to adapt after some injuries, changing from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2.
“Higuain and Dybala are both injured so there will definitely be a change of formation, maybe using a more flexible front-three with [Patrice] Evra and Dani Alves on the wings.
“We know that, whichever formation Juventus choose, they’re very dangerous on the break because they’re really quick.
“So Juventus will unquestionably be a tough opponent, if we don’t impose our game we know we’ll suffer.”