After an intense week of work, Thiago Motta gave his team a few days of rest. For the match against Lazio, the Juventus coach will have to find some solution to make up for the absences of Nico Gonzalez, Chico Conceicao and most likely also that of Teun Koopmeiners. Once again Thiago Motta could draw from Next Gen, in fact, the Juventus coach could call up Livano Comenencia for the championship match on 19 October who has already spent his entire training camp with the first team.
Koopmeiners attempts a quick recovery thanks to a brace.
Teun Koopmeiners will have to remain on absolute rest these days, as in the match against Cagliari he suffered a slightly dislocated fracture of the second front right rib. The Dutch midfielder will try to force his return to the pitch also thanks to a protective brace that can relieve the pain. Koopmeiners will try to wear this protection next week in training to try to be available again for the match against Lazio. Juventus experienced a similar situation last season, when Manuel Locatelli suffered a similar injury to Koopmeiners and returned to the pitch after a few days, thanks to a protective brace. The Bianconeri will try in every way to recover their midfielder, but they will not want to take too many risks so as not to further lose the Juventus number 8.
Stefanini raises the alarm about injuries and gives fans hope for Koopmeiners.
Luca Stefanini, Juventus’ health manager, spoke to LaPresse on the sidelines of the “Alpine Skiing: Injuries and Prevention” event which was held at JMedical and focused on the numerous injuries of this period: “In high-level sport level we have almost reached the limit of what human beings can tolerate. Commitments are increasing, the calendar is very congested. It’s clear that we get hurt more, because we play more and we do it at a decidedly greater intensity than a few years ago.” The Juventus medical manager also spoke about Teun Koopmeiners’ condition: “He could wear a vest with a slightly reinforced area. It is simply a carbon protector that is used in the fracture area. Can he return to Lazio already? It depends exclusively on the pain”, these are Stefanini’s words quoted by Sportface.