Juve, training in Ferragosto. Alessandria last test before Udinese

Bianconeri at work in a group, McKennie and Szczesny see each other aiming for the Dacia Arena

The long summer marked by workouts and friendlies is over. In fact, no. Juventus is still expected from a last effort to prepare for their league debut against Udinese: at Continassa, at 10.30 am on Wednesday 16 August, Alessandria will present themselves, a still largely incomplete reality of Serie C. Tests behind closed doors, because Massimiliano Allegri wants to try men, deployments and movements to be proposed to the Dacia Arena. So, joint game away from the public, unlike the last duel against Atalanta.

But the recovery, after the two days of rest granted after the Cesena test, has already taken place today. Juventus is now ready for the championship. There are still details to be fixed, such as the mechanisms of an offensive department that struggles to sting, but the Bianconeri already have a good leg and a defensive estate that bodes well in view of Udinese. Allegri relies on the full recovery of some elements, with the aim of not crowding an infirmary where only Fagioli, Pogba and De Sciglio have been guests for some time.