Juventus team news: Grabara blow, Gonzalez edges Conceicao and Kolo Muani returns | OneFootball

Luciano Spalletti is without two players and has one selection call to make before Atalanta visit the Allianz Stadium, with Kamil Grabara’s cruciate injury the major blow.

TuttoMercatoWeb reports that the goalkeeper ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Saturday afternoon’s session and will require surgery, making him the fourth Juventus player this season to face an operation. The club must now decide between the free agent market and promoting from the Next Gen setup.

Andrea Cambiaso is also unavailable, having yet to shake off the ankle sprain sustained against Parma on 29 August.

Spalletti is expected to stick with the 3-4-2-1 that worked against NEC Nijmegen. Guglielmo Vicario returns in goal behind Pierre Kalulu, Gleison Bremer and Jhon Lucumi, with Zeki Celik on the right, Pape Matar Sarr and Douglas Luiz in the centre and Weston McKennie on the left.

Alajbegovic is certain to start in the front line. The remaining decision is alongside him, where Nico Gonzalez appears to have the edge over Francisco Conceicao. Gonzalez scored in the 2-0 Serie A win over Parma, and Randal Kolo Muani returns to lead the line after his goal and assist off the bench in midweek.

Source: Football Italia

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