Cremonese-Juventus: the probable formations

Likely lineups

Cremonese-Juventus is one of two matches, valid for the 16th day of the Serie A championship, to be played at 18:30. The Italian league starts again, after the stop for the World Cup in Qatar then won by Argentina, with a round that will be played entirely on Wednesday, January 4.

The Bianconeri team, fresh from six consecutive wins accompanied by as many clean sheets, wants to give continuity to its path, but coach Max Allegri has to deal with a long list of injuries. In addition to Pogba, Bonucci, De Sciglio, Cuadrado, Vlahovic and Akè, Angel Di Maria, who is suffering from an ankle contusion suffered in training, has been added to the list of unavailable players in the last few hours. Regularly summoned are Federico Chiesa and Leandro Paredes, back from the Albiceleste triumph in Lusail.

Cremonese, which is the only Serie A team yet to have not won, collecting just 7 points – the result of as many draws – with as many as 8 defeats, does not complain of any particular absences, except for those of Ascacibar and Chiriches. Usual 3-5-2 for Massimiliano Alvini, who in attack should rely on the Dessers-Okereke pair.

Likely formations

CREMONESE (3-5-2): Carnesecchi; A.Ferrari, Bianchetti, Lochosvili; Sernicola, Meité, Castagnetti, Pickel, Valeri; Dessers, Okereke. All: Massimiliano Alvini

JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; McKennie, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Kean, Milik. All: Massimiliano Allegri