Juventus has announced their starting lineup for the Serie A match against Hellas Verona, featuring Yildiz. The game is crucial for Juventus to potentially extend their lead over Como and move ahead of Milan in the standings.
Official Juventus starting lineup vs Hellas Verona: Yildiz is back!
With only one hour separating us from the kickoff, Juventus released their official starting lineup for their Serie A contest against Hellas Verona. The game will take place at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
The Bianconeri have the opportunity to open a five-point gap with Como, who settled for a draw against Napoli on Saturday, while awaiting Roma’s result against Fiorentina on Monday.
Moreover, a victory would allow the Old Lady to leapfrog Milan in third place, following the Rossoneri’s defeat to Sassuolo.
Therefore, several boons await Luciano Spalletti’s men should they secure the right result this evening.
Juventus will maintain their 3-4-2-1 formation spearheaded by Jonathan David, who is thus far managing to keep Dusan Vlahovic on the bench, at least before the Serbian regains his best physical shape.
After starting the last two contests against Bologna and Milan on the bench, Kenan Yildiz is back in the starting XI. Spalletti has been carefully managing the Turkish international’s game time due to a knee inflammation that has been hampering him over the past few weeks.
Juventus' official starting lineup includes Yildiz and was released shortly before kickoff.
A victory would allow Juventus to open a five-point gap over Como and potentially leapfrog Milan in the Serie A standings.
The match is being held at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
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Yildiz will combine with Francisco Conceicao in the supporting cast, while Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram start in the double pivot. The Frenchman has also overcome a slight physical issue to keep Teun Koopmeiners on the bench.
Weston McKennie and Andrea Cambiaso will operate in the wing-back roles, while Pierre Kalulu, Gleison Bremer, and Lloyd Kelly constitute the three-man backline in front of Michele Di Gregorio.
Juventus Probable XI (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; David.