Juventus could face a weakened AC Milan when the two clubs meet in Serie A next weekend.
The two teams are among the top clubs in the league and are vying for the league title this term.
Milan won the last one and wants to defend it, but injuries could ruin their tenure.
Their game against Juve would be a key morale booster if they win, but they will struggle to put together a strong team, according to a report from Football Italia.
He claims that Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer and Alexis Saelemaekers were injured in their 3-1 win against Empoli this weekend.
It means the trio have joined Mike Maignan, Junior Messias, Theo Hernandez, Divock Origi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alessandro Florenzi on the sidelines.
Juve FC says
Beating Milan is never easy, and we’d be buoyed if these key players didn’t play.
However, we must prepare as if we were facing a strong Milan because the players who will line up will want to win the game.
We can’t get carried away. They may bring back some of these players and not reveal them to the public before the game.
Beating Milan will send a message to other title rivals that we are going for the trophy.
