Juventus are awaiting Cristiano Ronaldo’s final test, while Leonardo Bonucci has trained separately from the rest of the group, ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Barcelona.
Coach Andrea Pirlo has major defensive problems before the game against Barcelona, ??while Italian media suggest Weston McKennie could play as a starter.
But Bonucci, who suffered a muscle injury in the match against Hellas Verona in Serie A at the weekend, did not train today with the group but individually.
Yesterday, the whites showed that the center-back does not have any serious problems in the muscle, but is in doubt for the match against the Spanish giant.
Ronaldo is awaiting test results, for a possible showdown with Lionel Messi at the Allianz Stadium.
The Portuguese star, who has been positive since the matches with the national team, must be negative in the last test before the match to gather with the team.
He has not been in training with the team for a long time, and captain Giorgio Chiellini has also been absent. Matthijas de Ligt has trained with the rest of the team, but Pirlo is still waiting for the “green light” from the medical staff.
Juventus will face Barcelona tomorrow starting at 21:00 in the Champions League, both teams are part of Group G.
Both teams have managed to triumph in the first matches in the Champions League, the whites against the Dynamo Kiev, while the Blaugrana against Ferencvaros.
