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Juventus and Inter Milan combined 11: 2019 squad d’Italia

By John Vaccaro

STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY - 2019/09/14: Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale gestures during the Serie A football match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio. FC Internazionale won 1-0 over Udinese Calcio. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
STADIO GIUSEPPE MEAZZA, MILAN, ITALY - 2019/09/14: Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale gestures during the Serie A football match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio. FC Internazionale won 1-0 over Udinese Calcio. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images) /
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TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 01: Juan Cuadrado of Juventus competes for the ball with Kevin Volland of Bayer Leverkusen during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen at Juventus Arena on October 1, 2019 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 01: Juan Cuadrado of Juventus competes for the ball with Kevin Volland of Bayer Leverkusen during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen at Juventus Arena on October 1, 2019 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images) /

LWB: Alex Sandro

When I started writing this article, I really didn’t expect this decision to be as tough as it ended up being. There’s a reason why Juventus let Kwadwo Asamoah leave last summer. It’s because he was really just a rotational option behind Alex Sandro and they could get a younger player with more potential to backup Sandro and be given time to develop. The only problem with that is Alex Sandro hasn’t been all that impressive since Asamoah left. Meanwhile, Asamoah has surprised people with how well he has played and has made the starting left back spot at Inter his own. Still, we get enough flashes of Sandro’s ability for him to barely get the nod over Asamoah for this spot. His best days don’t seem to come around as often, but when they do he is still one of the most dangerous left backs in the world on both ends of the field. It is that ceiling that is why Sandro held onto this spot.

RWB: Juan Cuadrado

I can’t believe I am actually including Juan Cuadrado in a combined 11 in the year 2019, but that’s where we’re at this season. This is easily the oldest spot between the 2 teams right now, with Antonio Candreva being Inter’s most commonly used player on the right side. Neither Candreva nor Cuadrado is a particularly great defensive option, but with the talent of the 3 center backs covering them I don’t think that would be much of an issue for this squad. Where Cuadrado really won this battle is his attacking ability. Candreva isn’t the player he used to be and doesn’t quite offer the same attacking threat that he did in his prime. Cuadrado still has the pace to give defenses a lot of trouble and has been a strong option for Juve on the right side this season. If Douglas Costa was healthy right now I’d have shifted the formation to fit him on the right side, but as things stand it seems like Juan Cuadrado would be the best option to play out wide on the right for this squad.

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