Injury hit Juve look to reserves for Cesena visit

(GSM) – Injury hit Juventus have called their reserves to the first team when they take on Cesena on Sunday evening.

The Turin giants, who host Cesena at the Stadio Olimpico, are without 11 players through injury.

After being held to a goalless draw by Salzburg in Thursday’s Europa League encounter, Juve still remain winless in the competition after four games played.

But the result was marred by injury to defender Nicola Legrottaglie, sustaining a muscular problem on Thursday evening.

Such crisis has led Bianconeri coach Luigi Delneri to admit that he is more concerned about injured players than results on the pitch.

“I am more worried about the situation of our injured players than by our position in the Europa League,” admitted 60-year-old.

“We have many players out injured.”

Legrottaglie’s injury is another headache for Delneri with Juve already without defenders Giorgio Chiellini, Paolo De Ceglie, Zdenek Grygera, Armand Traore and Leandro Rinaudo.

“We hope to recover Legrottaglie in time for Sunday’s game,” said Delneri. “Otherwise, I will have to invent my defence.”

One player who is expected to start on Sunday is defender Leonardo Bonucci.

He said: “The situation is difficult because it’s hard to play every three days with the same players.”

Juventus are again set to be without their Serbian playmaker Miloš Krasi?, who remains suspended.