Today, Juventus will face Lecce at 9pm at the “Via del Mare” stadium. Thiago Motta spoke in the press conference about the injury situation that is decimating the Juventus team: “The unavailable are Bremer, Nico Gonzalez, Milik, Douglas Luiz, Adzic, Cabal, Vlahovic, Savona and McKennie, they won’t be with us. The young players who will come with us are Papadopoulos, Pagnucco, Montero and Pugno. I repeat, there is total confidence in my players. The situation it must be addressed in only one way: to give everyone a little more.”
Thiago Motta presents the challenge to Lecce and encourages Fagioli.
Thiago Motta, in the press conference, presented the challenge to Lecce and wanted to raise the level of attention of his team: “They are coming off a victory, when you change coach it is normal that something new and a bit of enthusiasm is brought. Players who played less can start from scratch and show that they can participate. An environment is created with positive things within the team, we saw it with Venezia. They have interesting players and the coach gives a lot in terms of organization, they will try to push and put us in difficulty. It’s a team that waits for the opponent’s mistake and tries to restart, it will be tough as always, we will think about our own by giving our best and trying to get the match on our side.” The Juventus coach, especially in this specific moment, he will also need Fagioli, who after a good start to the season, has now fallen down Motta’s hierarchy: “Like everyone else he has to work every day to participate and make the difference. Let’s see tomorrow if he will start or if he will come in during the match to help his teammates on the pitch.”
Two lineup changes for Thiago Motta.
For the match against Lecce, Thiago Motta will confirm the 4-2-3-1: Perin will be in goal. In defence, on the right, given the absence of Savona, we will see Danilo again, in between Gatti and Kalulu, while Cambiaso will still be on the left. The highly confirmed Locatelli and Thuram will act in midfield. Conceicao, Koopmeiners and Yildiz will act on the trocar from right to left. In attack, however, Weah will replace Vlahovic. Juventus, given the many absences, is forced into an almost obligatory lineup, but Thiago Motta doesn’t look for excuses and hopes to regain a victory that has been missing in the league since November 9th.