Discomfort in the left calf during morning training for the Frenchman, who remains rested this evening. Against Udinese Brambilla calls up Mangiapoco and Pedro Felipe from the second team
Yildiz in the center of the village, supporting two pure attackers and with the coverage of a defensive phase that should withstand any opponent reversals. Brambilla’s Juve against Udinese will be this, in the wake of what Tudor proposed on the Lazio pitch in the last round of Serie A and with a small emergency to manage in midfield: Thuram stopped during the morning training session following a problem in his left calf, already yesterday there had been some signs but during the day he preferred not to risk it.
against Udine
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Di Gregorio will return to goal, with the same defensive line as the Olimpico to protect him: with Gatti centrally, Kalulu on the right and Kelly on the left. A more defensive job – on the left-handed lane – will be done by Cambiaso, who will be deployed opposite McKennie. The American will have more of the task of breaking up Udinese’s play, while Locatelli and Koopmeiners will have to give pace and support to Yildiz’s imagination. The two forwards chosen are David and Vlahovic, while Openda and Conceiçao will be able to take over from the bench. Furthermore, Brambilla has included two Next Gen boys among the squad: Mangiapoco (as third goalkeeper: first call-up in Serie A) and Pedro Felipe, who could be useful for giving a defender a chance to catch his breath.