Gigi Buffon and Mirko Vucinic are expected to return to the starting line-up for Juventus’ game at Nordsjaelland tonight.

The duo missed Saturday’s 2-0 win over Napoli, but were both included in the squad for their Champions League tie.

Boss Antonio Conte is expected to make other changes though to his first choice XI when they take on the Danish minnows.

In defence, Lucio is expected to be brought into the side in place of Andrea Barzagli who will be allowed to catch his breath.

There will be changes on the flanks as Stephan Lichtsteiner and Kwadwo Asamoah have been left in Turin.

Martin Caceres and Paolo De Ceglie are set to be picked above Mauricio Isla and Emanuele Giaccherini for those roles.

Paul Pogba is providing Arturo Vidal with some competition for a spot in midfield, but the Chilean may still start.

In attack, Alessandro Matri and Sebastian Giovinco are fighting to be picked alongside the returning Vucinic.

Juventus probable: Buffon; Lucio, Bonucci, Chiellini; Caceres, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie; Matri, Vucinic.

I think Isla will start at RB...I hope he does anyway coz he was dynamite for Chile over the international break!

Buffon; Lucio, Bonucci, Chiellini; Isla, Pogba, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie; Matri, Giovinco.


That's the formation

What time is kick off?

inderbaby wrote:What time is kick off?

1:13 minutes from now. The usual evening kick off time.

We should give pirlo a rest

Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon; Lucio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Isla, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie, Matri, Giovinco. Coach Alex.
Facilities: Storari, Caceres, Pogba, Giaccherini, Brown, Vucinic, Bendtner.

19:50 - Bendtner and Vucinic on the bench. Quagliarella ends up in the stands.

Juventus welcome back Gigi Buffon for their Champions League must-win game with Nordsjaelland, as Lucio Sebastian Giovinco and Alessandro Matri start.

The match kicks off in Copenhagen at 19.45 BST and sees the Bianconeri looking for their first European victory of the season following draws with Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Buffon missed both Italy-Denmark and Juventus-Napoli due to a thigh problem, but the goalkeeper is back in the starting XI tonight.

Mirko Vucinic has still not fully recovered from a bout of flu, so is on the bench along with Danish international Nicklas Bendtner, while Stephan Lichtsteiner and Kwadwo Asamoah were left behind in Turin to rest.

Paul Pogba had been expected to make a rare start, but Coach Antonio Conte and assistant Angelo Alessio – here making his Champions League touchline debut – opted to stick with the first choice midfield.

Lucio and Mauricio Isla are given the opportunity to shine as they recuperate from injuries.

Nordsjaelland have lost both their Group E games so far, conceding six goals, but could prove tough nuts to crack.

The 4-0 defeat by Chelsea was their first home defeat in 14, but three of those goals came in the final 11 minutes for a frankly harsh scoreline.

Ivan Runje and Mikkel Beckmann were carrying injuries going into this game, but are both risked in the starting XI.

Andreas Laudrup will be one to watch, as his father Michael played for Juventus from 1983 to 1989.

Nordsjaelland: J Hansen; Parkhurst, Okore, Runje, Mtiliga; Adu, Stokholm; Laudrup, Lorentzen, John; Beckmann

Nordsjaelland bench: Villadsen, Gundelach, Christensen, Ticinovic, Petry, Christiansen, Nordstrand

Juventus: Buffon; Lucio, Bonucci, Chiellini; Isla, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie; Matri, Giovinco

Juventus bench: Storari, Caceres, Pogba, Giaccherini, Marrone, Vucinic, Bendtner

Hope to see bendtner play tonight

Rather Bendtner over Matri, bored of Matri now he isn't going to change even with a goal or two.

TomJuve wrote:Rather Bendtner over Matri, bored of Matri now he isn't going to change even with a goal or two.

He was good against Napoli that chance I think the ball jumped a lil infront of him.

What I love about matri is that he is intelligent striker knows how to move into scoring position, to escape offside trap but the problem is that this tactics is not suited to him and we all know what Matri is capable of in 4-4-2 with SS clasic one next to him... There was a report on him from Serie A experts they said that Matri can't play in this tactics its just because it exhausts him and he is losing the cutting edge because of that ... I love matri

I agree...Matri is a waste man...even if he scores in a few games he is simple not good enough for what we need!

I am expecting a good game from Giovinco! Isla was brilliant for Chile over the international break so I expect good things from him also!

1-0 to Shaktar! They are shit HOT!

Were all over them!

Streams?

I am watching it on cable...sorry bro!

Matri has to come off in the second half! He is pants!

Come on Gio...you gotta score that!

Sigh, Giovinco has been great but it feels like he is cursed lol. Matri is.. well, wasting almost every ball. Frustrating first half, we let them too much territory sometimes.

What can matri do he did his best lol the ball touced him 2 times two of them blocked lets stop searching for scapegoat I would put Vucinic thou

Not scapegoating him he is just plain bad for over a year now. Sometimes he can hold the ball up well, but then give a bad and/or slow pass. Totally useless.

dronte wrote:Not scapegoating him he is just plain bad for over a year now. Sometimes he can hold the ball up well, but then give a bad and/or slow pass. Totally useless.

In todays game he is more than good sorry

When don't use up ur chances they'll score

I think we are looking at a loss here