Juve, Locatelli positive at Covid-19 after Villarreal: emergency in midfield

Bad news never comes alone. In the aftermath of the elimination from the Champions League, Juventus comes to terms with the positivity of Manuel Locatelli at Covid-19. This was communicated by the same club in the morning following the home knockout with Villarreal: “Juventus Football Club announces that today Manuel Locatelli’s positive Covid-19 emerged. The player, in agreement with the local health authority, has already been placed in solitary confinement, “says the club note.

Emergency in between

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Locatelli was on the pitch in the Champions League second leg against the Spaniards, with what follows in terms of risk and monitoring for the rest of the Juventus group. But in the meantime, a chasm opens up for Allegri in the middle of the field for Sunday’s match against Salernitana: Denis Zakaria’s return is expected only after the break, Weston McKennie will be out until the end of the season and therefore the only midfielders left in the team are Arthur and Adrien Rabiot. Possible, because already seen in the past, the adaptation in the role of Danilo as a midfielder or Bernardeschi as a midfielder, in addition to the possible use of the promising Under 19 Fabio Miretti. The consequences for the national team one week from the semi-final of the play-offs to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, scheduled for next Thursday against North Macedonia, should also be considered.