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·7 Februari 2025
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·7 Februari 2025
Thiago Motta is expected to stick with the same Juventus starting XI as the 4-1 win over Empoli last time out when the Bianconeri take on Cesc Fabregas’s Como at the Stadio Sinigaglia on Friday night.
The Bianconeri open the 24th round of Serie A fixtures in the Friday night kick-off slot (19.45 GMT), which provides Motta and his team with an opportunity to lift themselves back into the Serie A top four.
Pre-match reports suggest that Juve could go with the same starting line-up as they did last time out in Serie A, which means another start at full-back for forward Timothy Weah, while the versatile Weston McKennie could start in the advanced midfield role again.
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and Empoli at Allianz Stadium on February 02, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Randal Kolo Muani is expected to start over Dusan Vlahovic in attack, and will likely be flanked by Nico Gonzalez and Kenan Yildiz.
Fabregas, meanwhile could hand a first start to January recruit Ivan Smolcic in defence, with an expected attacking unit of Gabriel Strefezza, Nico Paz, Assane Diao and Patrick Cutrone.
Como (4-2-3-1): Butez; Smolcic, Goldaniga, Dossena, Valle; Perrone, Da Cunha; Strefezza, Paz, Diao; Cutrone.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Weah, Gatti, Veiga, Savona; Locatelli, Koopmeiners; N.Gonzalez, McKennie, Yildiz; Kolo Muani.
Tonight’s game will be available to watch in the UK via OneFootball. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in through Paramount+. In Italy, the game will be shown on both DAZN and Sky Sport Uno.
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