TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 17: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus scores his team's third goal during the Coppa Italia match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio at Allianz Stadium on December 17, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 17: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus scores his team's third goal during the Coppa Italia match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio at Allianz Stadium on December 17, 2024 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Thiago Motta is expected to field an attacking Juventus with Teun Koopmeiners, Francisco Conceiçao, Nico Gonzalez, Kenan Yildiz and Dusan Vlahovic all starting against Monza this evening.
It kicks off at 20:45 CET at the U-Power Stadium in Monza.
The visitors must cope without Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal, Arkadisuz Milik, Jonas Rouhi, Timothy Weah and Douglas Luiz, but Andrea Cambiaso has travelled with the team, and Motta is expected to make a big change to the Bianconeri starting XI.
All Italian sports papers and Sky Sport Italia claim Motta will pick the usual system, a 4-2-3-1, starting Koopmeiners in the middle of the park and Conceiçao, Yildiz and Nico Gonzalez behind the lone striker Vlahovic.
epa11783085 Juventus' Nico Gonzalez celebrates scoring the 4-0 goal during the Coppa Italia round of 16 soccer match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio, in Turin, Italy, 17 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
epa11783085 Juventus’ Nico Gonzalez celebrates scoring the 4-0 goal during the Coppa Italia round of 16 soccer match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio, in Turin, Italy, 17 December 2024. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
Brazilian defender Danilo is expected to start on the bench, making room for Weston McKennie’s second consecutive appearance as a left-back.
Monza are without Roberto Gagliardini, Matteo Pessina, Alessio Cragno, Luca Caldirola, Milan Djuric, Samuele Vignato, Mattia Valoti, Petagna and the suspended Daniel Maldini. The Brianzoli coach, Alessandro Nesta, could start Stefano Sensi in a 3-5-2 system with Mattia Caprari and Dani Mota in attack.
Monza vs Juventus – where to watch on TV.
The game will be shown on TNT Sports 1 and One Football in the UK. Calcio fans in the USA can stream it live on Paramount+. If you are in Italy, you can watch the game live on DAZN. Football Italia will follow Sunday’s Serie A games live, including Monza-Juventus, with a live blog.
Monza vs Juventus – probable line-ups
Monza (3-5-2): Turati; Izzo, Marì, Carboni; Birindelli, Bianco, Sensi, Bondo, Kyriakopoulos; Caprari; Mota.
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Gatti, Kalulu, McKennie; Koopmeiners, Locatelli; Conceicao, Gonzalez, Yildiz; Vlahovic.
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