Juve-Sporting & Chelsea-Roma: predicted line-ups
The Old Lady has three points in the opening two games of their group stage, Roma have four in two games but they are due to face Chelsea in the next two games of the group stage.
Max Allegri will swap Juventus to a 4-2-3-1 system after last week-end’s disappointing 1-2 defeat against Lazio. Juventus lined-up with a 4-3-3 system last week and Allegri wants to see a quick U-turn and will line-up a different formation tonight.
Di Francesco will have to deal with many injuries against Chelsea. Kostas Manolas, for example, will be out for a month due to a muscle injury, Patrik Schick and Gregoire Defrel are also out of action and Kevin Strootman has managed to recover in time for tonight’s clash but he may not be fit enough to play the whole game.
Here you have the predicted line-ups for tonight’s clashes:
Juventus-Sporting Lisbon
JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Sturaro, Benatia, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Pjanic, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic; Higuain. Coach: Allegri.
SPORTING LISBON (4-2-3-1): Rui Patricio; Piccini, Coates, Mathieu, Coentrao; William Carvalho, Battaglia; Martins, Bruno Fernandes, Acuna; Dost. Coach: Jorge Jesus.
Chelsea-Roma
CHELSEA (3-5-2): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Fabregas, David Luiz, Bakayoko, Alonso; Morata, Hazard. Coach: Conte.
ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Fazio, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Strootman, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Dzeko, Perotti. Coach: Di Francesco.