Juventus projected lineup vs Udinese: Juventus stands by Ronaldo
By John Vaccaro
Juventus has a chance to extend their best start ever against Udinese on Saturday.
Udinese has gotten mixed results to starts this season. They’ve won 2, drawn 2, and lost 3. They’ve lost their last 2 matches to Lazio and Bologna. Even a draw against Juventus would be seen as a good result for Udinese right now.
Juventus has been absolutely dominant this season. They’ve won all 9 matches they’ve played in Serie A and Champions league this year and have won their last 5 matches by multiple goals each. On top of that, they’ve gotten to rotate quite a bit of their squad over the last couple of weeks and have the depth to win even when the squad is rotated.
With much of their usual starting lineup rested Juve should get back to the 4-3-3 in this match. It will give them the chance to rest Paulo Dybala after starting 4 matches in 2 weeks. Dybala’s performances against Young Boys and Bologna will make it very difficult to keep him out of the lineup after the international break.
Outside of Dybala’s need to rest the only players that are likely unavailable in this match are Miralem Pjanic, who has started 5 in a row for Juve, Sami Khedira who will miss a few weeks with a thigh injury, and Daniele Rugani who will miss some time with a broken rib. Even with these players missing we can expect a strong squad from Juve as they try to make it 10 for 10 before the international break.