Juventus’ Full-Back Crisis

DBasia.news –  Big problems faced by Juventus ahead of the match against SPAL. Because Maurizio Sarri did not have many options in full-back positions (left or right back).

An injury storm hit Juventus at the start of the 2019-2020 season. Several names entered the treatment room, Mattia De Sciglio, Danilo, Douglas Costa, and Giorgio Chiellini.

Among these names, two of them have the same position. Yes, Mattia De Sciglio and Danilo have positions as wing-backs.

This situation makes Juventus experiencing a lack of players in the wing-back position. At present, practically only Alex Sandro is someone who is used to playing on the defense side.

Unfortunately, Alex Sandro had to return to Brazil ahead of the party against SPAL. The death of Sandro’s father made Juventus allow their left-back to return home. 

Of all the names in the current Juventus squad, only one person can appear as a wing-back. Juan Cuadrado is the name in question.

However, Juan Cuadrado can only play on the right side of the defense. That was not the original position of the Colombian player who was more familiar as an attacking midfielder.

Juventus’ decision to release Luca Pellegrini as a loan in the 2019 summer transfer window was considered a blunder. The reason is, it makes I Bianconeri lack players in the wing-back position.

The best option for Juventus is to call in players from team B or their youth squad. There are several options such as Koni De Winter, Afonso Freitas, or Matteo Anzolin.