Spalletti missing nine Juventus players for Sassuolo trip

Juventus head to Sassuolo without nine senior stars, forcing Spalletti into a makeshift midfield.

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What happened. Luciano Spalletti has named a 22-man Juventus squad for Sunday's Serie A trip to Sassuolo, but nine senior players are unavailable. Kenan Yildiz, Khephren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Weston McKennie, Andrea Cambiaso, Jeremie Boga, Jeff Ekhator, Juan Cabal and Arkadiusz Milik all miss out.

• Douglas Luiz and Teun Koopmeiners are set to form the enforced midfield.
• Pape Matar Sarr is in a matchday squad for the first time since joining from Tottenham.
• Kerim Alajbegovic is expected to continue on the left in place of Yildiz and Boga.

Spalletti must patch together a midfield and attack as Juventus navigate an early-season injury crisis.

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