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Conceicao improves, Milik and Adzic still out and unavailable: Thiago's team meanwhile wants to return to winning ways in Serie A after three consecutive draws
Under the watchful eye of the top Juventus executives, from president Ferrero to CEO Scanavino and technical director Giuntoli , Thiago Motta began his work week leading up to the away match in Genoa with mixed news regarding the infirmary. From 10:30 yesterday morning, the gates of Continassa opened for 140 fans with invitations to attend Juventus ' training and the first good news of the day can be seen on the secondary pitch: Francisco Conceiçao is wearing football boots and training with a certain intensity, followed by one of the many trainers. Alone, yes, but he is increasing the loads and has also worked with the ball, showing considerable progress after the muscular problem that kept him out for over three weeks: having injured the peroneal muscles in his right leg, the Portuguese is trying to get ahead of the times. It is not certain that he will be able to return to the squad for Saturday's match against Genoa (Motta will evaluate in agreement with the medical staff), but Sergio's son is aiming to be there for the Champions League trip to Leipzig .
Milik, Adzic and Savona: the conditions
Milik will need more time to return to the group and consequently to the Italian-Brazilian coach's disposal: presumably after the October break for the national teams . More or less the same recovery times as Adzic , who was not on the pitch with his teammates: he continues to have muscular problems in his left thigh and therefore his debut in Serie A has been postponed again. The 18-year-old Montenegrin, who in the pre-season had shown high-profile play and personality considering his age, has so far been limited by injuries that have taken away an important resource from Thiago Motta in the rotation of the attacking midfielders, precisely those who should be turning the game around for the Bianconeri. Savona , on the other hand, felt a discomfort in his ankle: he started training with his teammates but then had to stop. His condition will be assessed day by day, also through instrumental analyses: it is too early to say whether he could risk the trip to Genoa, but certainly there are some doubts at the moment.
Juve, Gatti is a certainty
On the contrary, Gatti represents a certainty for Thiago Motta after having skipped the match at the Stadium against Conte 's Napoli as a precaution . We can assume the return of the centre-back among the starters with the captain's armband on his arm, alongside Bremer and with the return of Kalulu - who also replaced Gatti admirably - on the right lane. And Danilo ? Yesterday he trained well and seemed to be smiling, both on the pitch and when giving selfies and autographs with the fans. Always serious and very focused Douglas Luiz , who has tested - like his teammates - the methodologies of Motta's collaborator, the trainer Colinet : imposing athletic loads, with repeated runs and always very high rhythms.
Juve, training towards Genoa
Under the watchful eye of the Italian-Brazilian coach, who supervised every move of his assistants, the team worked in particular on ball possession, playing with two touches and looking for verticalizations as much as possible: precisely one of the key aspects to try to break down the defenses of Serie A after three consecutive 0-0. Furthermore, more courage is needed in trying to conclude from distance : Thiago also said this after the draw with Napoli, highlighting the need to make greater use of a fundamental on which his teams historically rely. Yesterday, shots on goal were seen in the last exercise, always at a particularly fast pace: while a group of players ( Koopmeiners, Nico Gonzalez, Locatelli, Kalulu, Bremer, McKennie, Yildiz, Cambiaso ) finished the session with a recovery session, the others took aim. And we saw some good conclusions on goal, in particular from Douglas Luiz (one of the most anticipated), Fagioli and also Vlahovic who alternated his right foot with the inevitable left foot. Especially for the Serbian, the challenge against Genoa represents the best opportunity to unlock himself in the scoring phase, after the brace against Verona a month ago (26 August).