Spalletti: Douglas Luiz likely to stay at Juventus

Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti hints Douglas Luiz will stay after impressing in pre-season.

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What happened. Juventus beat Palermo 2-0 in a pre-season friendly, with Spalletti confirming Douglas Luiz will probably stay and praising Yildiz's sacrifice.

• Douglas Luiz likely to remain at Juventus this season.
• Spalletti praised Yildiz for sacrificing himself for Alajbegovic.
• Gatti replaced Kalulu after warm-up injury and played well.

“Douglas Luiz will probably stay this season.”

— Luciano Spalletti

Spalletti is using pre-season to evaluate his squad ahead of the new campaign.

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