Luciano Spalletti warns towards Juventus getting ‘boastful’ because of the Sassuolo whooping cough disaster, whereas he welcomes again Dusan Vlahovic and trusts Jeremie Boga in a brand new position.
It kicks off on the Allianz Juventus Stadium at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
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Sassuolo are in a really unusual scenario, as there’s one confirmed case of whooping cough within the squad, and one other 4 gamers who’ve been remoted after displaying signs.
Though the membership has not named any of them on account of privateness issues, notably Nemanja Matic, Kristian Thorstvedt, Woyo Coulibaly and Stefano Turati are usually not right here in the present day.
The Neroverdi have been already with out injured Fali Candé, Alieu Fadera, Daniel Boloca and Edoardo Pieragnolo, however Spalletti refuses to see this as a bonus.
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Spalletti doesn’t count on struggling Sassuolo
UDINE, ITALY – MARCH 14: Luciano Spalletti, Juventus supervisor, reacts in the course of the Serie A match between Udinese Calcio and Juventus FC at Stadio Friuli on March 14, 2026 in Udine, Italy. (Picture by Timothy Rogers/Getty Photographs)
“Any group often has 15-16 first selection gamers, naturally there are some who play extra, however that doesn’t imply the others aren’t legitimate,”
“I bear in mind in the course of the Covid period when there have been solely 13 gamers who got here right here with Napoli, we obtained a draw with an exquisite Mertens objective. So this kind of factor can create a little bit of vanity if you’re not clever sufficient to deal with the information, or on the opposite facet offers you additional motivation to present one thing extra and assist your teammates out.”
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The Bianconeri obtained themselves again within the hunt for a Champions League spot due to the fightback for a 3-3 draw at Roma, then two consecutive Serie A victories over Pisa and Udinese.
TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 07: Jeremie Boga of Juventus celebrates after scoring the his group’s fourth objective in the course of the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Pisa SC at Juventus Stadium on March 07, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Photographs)
Among the many keys to the turnaround was the transfer to a 4-3-3 formation, with Jeremie Boga because the centre-forward this time from the beginning slightly than at half-time, sending Jonathan David to the bench.
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“I requested all those that labored with Boga, they stated he has to play on the left, however once I put him within the centre, he proved that he is aware of how you can harm the opposition centre-backs,” defined Spalletti.
“If he has 10 metres behind him, he can use that with a deadly change of tempo, it’s unattainable to maintain up with him. So we’ll attempt to take advantage of that, in addition to his approach, as he does properly with the ball at his toes.”
PARMA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 01: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts in the course of the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and Juventus FC at Stadio Ennio Tardini on February 01, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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Dusan Vlahovic is again on the bench for the primary time since November 29, when he suffered a critical thigh damage, and his future on the membership stays to be seen with a contract that expires on June 30.
“Arek Milik is on the bench too, so we’ve obtained 4 centre-forwards on the bench. Vlahovic is doing properly, naturally he has completely different traits, he had numerous problem sticking to the foundations after a really critical damage, however seeing as we’re on the finish of that course of now, we are going to attempt to not do any extra harm.”