Max Allegri reportedly has to pick between Martin Caceres and Angelo Ogbonna, and Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente against Atletico Madrid.
Max Allegri reportedly has to pick between Martin Caceres and Angelo Ogbonna, and Alvaro Morata and Fernando Llorente against Atletico Madrid.
Juventus are in the Spanish capital this evening for the second matchday of the Champions League group stage seeking a second consecutive win to begin the tournament.
Tuttosport believe that the Bianconeri have two key positions still up for grabs in the starting line-up, in defence and attack.
Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini are expected to start ahead of Gigi Buffon at the back, but the remaining position in the back-three is seen as between Caceres and Ogbonna, based on the former’s recovery from a muscle injury and the latter’s form so far this term.
The flanks are seen as for Stephan Lichtsteiner and Patrice Evra, to supplement a midfield of Arturo Vidal, Claudio Marchisio and Paul Pogba.
Carlos Tevez is believed a shoe-in up-front, but who partners him is split between Llorente and Morata.
Meanwhile, AS believe that Atletico Madrid will make only the two changes to the team that defeated Sevilla 4-0 at the weekend, with Saul Niguez and Gabi Fernandez dropping out in place of Raul Garcia and Antoine Griezmann.
Gabi is a doubt to feature with a bruised ankle suffered against Sevilla, whilst Alessio Cerci is still a doubt to even make the matchday squad.
Former Juventus man Tiago Mendes is in line to start against the Old Lady.
Probable line-ups
Atletico Madrid: Moya; Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Ansaldi; Raul Garcia, Koke, Tiago, Arda Turan; Griezmann; Mandzukic
Juventus: Buffon; Ogbonna, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba, Evra; Morata, Tevez