Juve and the match against Empoli: Szczesny returning. Go Pogba: away with the brace

Today the goalkeeper returns to training with the group, the goal is to return between the posts against the Tuscans. The Octopus renounces knee support: psychological issue: the details

This morning Wojciech Szczesny will return to training with his teammates with the aim of being a starter on Sunday evening in Empoli . The match against Bologna has been missed , the Polish goalkeeper is recovering from the blow to his side received a week ago in training. As a precaution, in yesterday's session Szczesny still worked separately: while Perin , Pinsoglio and the 18-year-old Daffara , goalkeeper of Next Gen , were sweating under the orders of the trainer Claudio Filippi , historical face at Continassa, the Juventus number 1 was struggling with a personalized program.

However, the prices of his return to goal are growing, for the sake of his deputy Perin, who didn't do badly against Bologna but who appears destined for the bench. However, having him in the squad remains a guarantee because the former Genoan has always been ready when he has been called into question even if this year, without European competitions, he will certainly have less space, owner in the Italian Cup and available in the league .

After all, Szczesny is a totem in black and white: he arrived at Juventus in 2017, after a season as assistant Buffon he became his heir. And not even the return of Super Gigi from PSG has affected the ownership of the Pole. Who, at every summer transfer session, is considered a starter, only to always remain in his place, happy to be bound to Juventus by a contract expiring in 2024, which was automatically renewed by the club until 2025 thanks to the option present in the agreement. "And until then you won't see me in another shirt," the goalkeeper likes to repeat.

Mental question

In yesterday's double training (on the pitch in the morning and only in the gym in the afternoon) attention was also focused on Paul Pogba who, for the first time, did not have his usual jersey sock on his right leg, a sort of brace for the operated knee. Paul wore it throughout the American tour and also in the sessions at Continassa , taking it off only for half an hour on the pitch, Sunday evening, in his league debut against Bologna .

For the medical staff it was not considered a strictly necessary measure, but it was for the Octopus: it represented more of a mental issue, a sort of protection - a Linus blanket - for a knee that tormented him last season. The fact that he gave it up is another significant step towards complete recovery, not only physically, but also mentally.

Convocations

Meanwhile, the United States coach , Gregg Berhalter , has received his call-ups for the September friendlies against Uzbekistan and Oman : the list also includes Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah who will be playing on September 9th at City Park in Saint Luis , Missouri . against Uzbekistan ( kick-off at 11.30 am Italian time) and on 13 September at the Allianz Field Stadium in Saint Paul , Minnesota (at 2.30 am) against Oman .

The two Americans will probably be the last Juventus internationals to return to Continassa , two days before the match, at the Allianz Stadium against Lazio , scheduled for Saturday 16 September at 3pm.