Football Italia
·17 December 2024
Football Italia
·17 December 2024
Juventus will look to Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz for a Coppa Italia game against Cagliari this evening, while Weston McKennie and Manuel Locatelli will play in defence.
It kicks off at 21:00 CET (20:00 GMT) at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.
The Old Lady’s boss, Thiago Motta, will partially rotate his squad and will probably start McKennie and Locatelli in defence.
According to Gazzetta and Sky Sport, the American midfielder will be Juventus’ left-back against Cagliari, while Locatelli will play in central defence.
Teun Koopmeiners will drop into central midfield, allowing Yildiz to move to an attacking midfielder role, with Vlahovic starting as a lone striker.
Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic jubilates after scoring during the Italian Serie A soccer match Juventus FC vs Venezia FC at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, 14 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
The latter argued with Juventus fans in Curva Sud on Saturday but tried to clear the air a few hours later with a social media post.
Cagliari are without Jakub Jankto, Adam Obert and Zito Luvumbo.
The winner will face Empoli in the quarter-finals in February 2025.
You can watch the game live in the UK on Premier Sports 1. The game will be streamed live on Paramount+ if you are based in the USA. Juventus-Cagliari is free to watch in Italy, and there is live coverage on Italia 1.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Perin; Savona, Locatelli, Kalulu, McKennie; Koopmeiners, Thuram; Conceicao, Yildiz, Mbangula; Vlahovic.
Cagliari: (4-4-1-1): Scuffet; Zappa, Palomino, Wieteska, Augello; Felici, Marin, Prati, Deiola; Gaetano; Lapadula.