Juventus will return to the pitch today at 8.45pm at the Allianz Stadium to challenge Venezia in the match valid for the sixteenth matchday of Serie A. For this match Thiago Motta will find Nico Gonzalez again, as he himself explained in the press conference: “Bremer, Cabal, Milik and Rouhi who has a minor muscle injury will be unavailable. Cambiaso has not yet recovered. Nico returns to the group, he is very happy because he worked so hard to make himself available. I hope to be able to give him a few minutes.” Therefore, Nico’s recovery is an important one for Juventus given that they did not have him available for two and a half months. While Cambiaso will still be out but should return quickly, the list of Rouhi is added to the absences so there will only be 4 men in defence.
Thiago Motta praises Teun Koopmeiners.
In these last few matches, Thiago Motta has always consistently bet on Teun Koopmeiners. The Juventus coach, in the press conference, explained why he never gives up on the Dutchman: “For us he is fundamental for everything, because he knows how to do everything and in the way he does it. I like to see many things about a player, I like to see his body language and body language, if you pay attention to Koopmeiners, in the field, it’s fantastic. He’s a number 10. If you look at his mental approach in difficulty he’s a number 10. If you look at the actions he does in difficulty he still does it in a fantastic way and there are no complaints, he goes forward, he does that what he has to do and I don’t come to discover the great player he is. Because I’ve really seen it over the years, so when I say that it’s difficult to take a player like that off the field, it’s for many reasons, for many reasons that in the end he stays on the field and helps our team a lot.” Thiago Motta, once again, pampered his player aware of the fact that a lot of Juventus’ offensive play will depend on Koopmeiners’ growth.
Two lineup changes compared to the match against Manchester City.
Juventus will make some lineup changes for the match against Venezia. Thiago Motta, for the match against Venezia, will confirm the 4-2-3-1: Di Gregorio will be in goal. In defense Bremer, Cabal, Cambiaso and Rouhi will be missing so the choices will be forced and Savona, Gatti, Kalulu and Danilo will play from right to left. In midfield, there could be a rest period for Locatelli, so there could be McKennie alongside Thuram. There is also a change in the attacking midfield with Weah replacing Conceicao, while Koopmeiners and Yildiz will be confirmed. In attack there is room for Vlahovic. It is reasonable to expect Thiago Motta to also use Douglas Luiz and Nico Gonzalez during the current match.