Juve-Porto, the formations: Pirlo finds Arthur and Bonucci again. The last

Inside also Morata and Cuadrado, the Lady finds many key men compared to three weeks ago. The last doubt in defense and in the middle of the field remain to be resolved after finishing

Compared to the first leg, it could be a half new Juve. Especially from the waist down, but with a tweak in every department. This is thanks to the return of many who were then unavailable or half-served, from Morata and Arthur to Bonucci and Cuadrado. Although Andrea Pirlo certainly finds himself struggling with the forced absences of some key men, from the disqualified Danilo to Bentancur (Covid), passing through De Ligt who will still start from the bench, without forgetting Dybala as if it were normal to do without it.

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In defense

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The general rehearsals with Lazio, of Cuadrado and Morata from the beginning plus Arthur and Bonucci during the match in progress, were a ticket for Porto: now that he knows he can bet on them, Pirlo does not give up. With Bonucci in the middle of the defense favored Demiral over Chiellini, who is available but not 100 percent, unlike the others returning, he has not yet put minutes in the engine: Pirlo will decide in the finish of the morning, Chiellini had stopped for the annoyance at calf right in the first leg with Porto after 35 minutes.

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Who completes the midfield

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On the left Alex Sandro, with duties as third defense in the offensive phase and full-back in the wing in the defensive phase, and on the right Cuadrado, to fall back into the four behind when defending but with license to do the entire lane in attack: a solution that poses Federico Chiesa to the left of the midfield. In the midst, Adrien Rabiot is a certainty and, after waiting so long, it is normal to expect Arthur. To complete the median, with the task of widening in the defensive phase, Pirlo turns the wheel: McKennie (who is not yet at the top) favorite over Ramsey (growing), without neglecting in the background the possible Kulusevski coup, already employed in support of the attackers starting from the wing. Attackers on whom there are no doubts: Ronaldo and Morata.

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Here Porto

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In the middle of the field Conceicao will be without Grujic, which he usually uses during the game. In the middle of the Mbemba defense in the end there is, Corona has a 50% chance of making it, which in games without tomorrow often translates into gritting your teeth and being there. The same thing that, even if starting from lower percentages, could happen with Pepe: he has a problem with his foot, he struggles to run to the point of not having trained on the eve, he will try during the day and if he is well he plays. And maybe even if he’s not well, it wouldn’t be the first time, and it’s the captain: he decides.

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