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·07 de fevereiro de 2025
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·07 de fevereiro de 2025
Juventus rely on Randal Kolo Muani, Kenan Yildiz and another new Wes McKennie role as Como look to Nico Paz and debut Ivan Smolcic.
It kicks off at the Stadio Sinigaglia at 19.45 GMT.
The Bianconeri have dropped to sixth place in Serie A despite winning two of the last three rounds, beating Milan and 10-man Empoli, but also suffered a painful defeat to Napoli.
Thiago Motta is still trying to find a regular starting XI and his ideas were further shaken up by the January transfer window, where Kolo Muani and Renato Veiga are already first choices.
Lloyd Kelly is on the Juventus bench for the first time since his deadline day move from Newcastle United, but Andrea Cambiaso, Pierre Kalulu, Arek Milik, Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal remain injured.
Having used Teun Koopmeiners as a trequartista for six months, Thiago Motta now switches him to midfield, with McKennie taking over the role instead.
COMO, ITALY – JANUARY 20: Gabriel Strefezza of Como 1907 celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Udinese Calcio at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on January 20, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Como were the most active Serie A side in the January window, changing a huge number of players for coach Fabregas, but are also coming off back-to-back defeats.
Alieu Fadera starts a two-match ban, with Sergi Roberto, Alberto Moreno, Dele Alli, Alessandro Gabrielloni, Daniele Baselli, Marc Oliver Kempf and new buys Ivan Azon and Mergim Vojvoda out of action.
As Ignace van der Brempt is not at 100 per cent, defender Ivan Smolcic is thrown straight into the starting XI.
Como: Butez; Smolcic, Goldaniga, Dossena, Valle; Perrone, Da Cunha; Strefezza, Paz, Diao; Cutrone
Juventus: Di Gregorio; Weah, Gatti, Renato Veiga, Savona; Koopmeiners, Locatelli; Nico Gonzalez, McKennie, Yildiz; Kolo Muani