The usual silent eve. At Juventus the "strike" of the pre-match press conferences continues, which, if nothing else, increases the curiosity around the team. Who after being properly punished by Conte is expected from a home match against Chievo. On paper there doesn't seem to be a game, but the field, as we know, is something else. What is almost certain is that we will see an angry and hungry leaders, an inevitable consequence after the rebuke of the Juventus coach, who even went so far as to take away the rest day from his players for the equalizer suffered at Bentegodi.
“We certainly didn't jump for joy – admitted Buffon. – However, knowing the coach's mentality and what he wants to convey to us, we weren't even surprised that much ”. Already, the troops are well aware of the inflexibility of their sergeant, which is why today they will try to please him in every way, despite some absences that could prove to be heavy. In fact, Vucinic, Pepe, Barzagli and Chiellini remained out of the squad list.
It is above all the lack of the two starting defenders that creates some problems, also because Ogbonna and Caceres have not always been up to them. But Conte, also thanks to the imminent commitment of the Europa League (Thursday in Turin against the Turks of Trabzonspor), will have to make a virtue of necessity. The turnover is inevitable and he won't look anyone in the face. Not even Paul Pogba, scolded (like Vidal) by the coach for his unusually soft attitude shown in Verona, who will sit on the bench today to make room for Marchisio.
There will also be changes in attack, and given Vucinic's unavailability and Osvaldo's less than perfect conditions, it could finally be Giovinco's turn, whose traces had recently been lost. So the 3-5-2 should be as follows: Buffon in goal, Caceres, Bonucci and Ogbonna in defense, Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal and Asamoah in midfield, Tevez (or Llorente) and Giovinco in attack. Corini's Chievo will respond with the same game system, even if it's easy to imagine that the defense will often line up with a 5-man line, with Sardo and Dramè to lend a hand to the department.
