On Tuesday, Juventus will host their cross-town rivals Torino at the Allianz Stadium for another edition of the Derby della Mole. The bianconeri will be without the suspended Manuel Locatelli, while the conditions of Federico Chiesa and Paul Pogba remain doubtful.
However, Leonardo Bonucci has recently returned from an injury break. The veteran defender has already accumulated a few minutes between trips to Spezia and Nantes.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport via ilBianconero, Max Allegri plans to launch his captain against Granata from the outset.
The 35-year-old would replace Alex Sandro in the back three, slotting in between Danilo and Gleison Bremer.
This season, the Italian has played 10 games in Serie A so far, six in the Champions League and one in the Europa League. He scored two goals in all competitions.
Juve FC says
Aside from the tactical aspect, a change at the back is necessary to prevent Sandro from making his 40th appearance of the season and subsequently unlock an automatic contract renewal.
With all due respect to the Brazilian, this would not be the best for the club, since we are talking about one of the best incomes for Juventus.
At the moment, the 32-year-old has 27 appearances. Therefore, rotation on the back is mandatory at this point.
