Juventus have revealed their official beginning lineup forward of their pleasant contest in opposition to Borussia Dortmund, and it features a shock.
The Bundesliga giants will host the Bianconeri at Sign Iduna Park on Sunday, with the kickoff set at 17:30 CET.
Since his appointment in March, Igor Tudor has at all times deployed a 3-4-2-1 formation. However this time, it seems that the supervisor is aiming to check a 4-3-2-1 system, a minimum of based mostly on the identities of the gamers he chosen within the lineup.
How Juventus will line up in Dortmund
Michele Di Gregorio will begin in aim as anticipated, whereas Andrea Cambiaso may be a part of Pierre Kalulu, Gleison Bremer and Lloyd Kelly within the four-man backline.
The largest twist was the inclusion of Teun Koopmeiners who wasn’t anticipated to be within the beginning lineup for this contest.
Tudor claimed that he’s planning to check the Dutchman in entrance of the defence within the upcoming pleasant in opposition to Atalanta, suggesting that the latter was going to start out on the bench in Dortmund.
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Nonetheless, Koopmeiners has seemingly joined Khephren Thuram and Manuel Locatelli in a three-man midfield, whereas Jonathan David will lead the road as anticipated, supported by Kenan Yildiz and Francisco Conceicao.
Nonetheless, it ought to be famous that Tudor had additionally revealed that the previous Atalanta star may even play on the flanks, so maybe he’ll be enjoying as a wingback within the 3-4-2-1 formation.
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Juventus later revealed that João Mario will begin as a substitute of Koopmeiners, which signifies that Tudor will preserve his 3-4-2-1 formation in any case.
The Official lineups for Borussia Dortmund & Juventus
BORUSSIA DORTMUND XI (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Anton, Hummels, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Sabitzer, Gross, Svensson; Bellingham, Adeyemi; Guirassy.
Substitutes: Couto, Ozcan, Nmecha, Brandt, Beier, Sule, Haller, Drewes, Ostrzinski, Mayer, Campbell, Mane, Inacio, Albert, Kabar, Diallo, Azhil, Benkara, Kaba, Luhrs, Gobel, Degener, Boyamba, Huning.
JUVENTUS (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Joao Mario, Locatelli, Thuram, Cambiaso; Conceicao, Yildiz; David.
Substitutes: Perin, Pinsoglio, Fuscaldo, Gatti, Vlahovic, Gonzalez, Arthur, McKennie, Adzic, Kostic, Miretti, Rugani, Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz, Cabal, Djalo, Rouhi, Gil Puche, Pietrelli. Coach :
