Dusan Vlahovic avoided a serious thigh problem after coming on as an early substitute in the recent game against Serbia. However, he did not feature in the match against Milan and there is a possibility that he could feature in the match against Aston Villa. Manager Thiago Motta made the announcement at the pre-match press conference.
“In addition to him, Nicolás González, Douglas Ruiz, Juan Cabal, Grayson Bremer and Vasilije Ažić will be absent. We hope he will be back as soon as possible. I don’t know if he will come back against Aston Villa.”
“We have talked and I trust all of my guys, including him. I know they will all do the attacking and defensive phases, which are essential here. We’re taking the time we need to get back to normal. Injuries happen, but this time it was Dusan’s turn. We’re going to do what works best for us and what doesn’t work best for our opponent. ”
Juventus will be without Vlahovic, but Milan will play the full game as Matteo Gabbia has recovered from a calf strain, Sky news agency reported. Hakan Calhanoglu escaped with a thigh injury after withdrawing from the game against Turkey. Further tests confirmed the positive result, but La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that he will miss the game against Verona anyway.
Claudio Ranieri commented on Paulo Dybala ahead of the match against Napoli (via SOSFanta).
“Today I saw him for the first 20 minutes. I don’t know how much he has to practice to be available. We have to help him. If he gets sick If there is, we need to resolve it. If the tests don’t find anything, we need to look further into why he’s suffering. He’s always cheerful, but I’m putting the players at risk. I don’t want to expose myself. It’s better to lose one game than lose a month.”
