Carnevali: Juventus built competitive squad for injury crisis

Returning to Sassuolo as a Juventus director, Carnevali reflects on 13 years and a squad built to handle injuries.

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What happened. Giovanni Carnevali, now a Juventus director, returned to Sassuolo for the first time since leaving this summer. He admitted it was emotional to face his old club but praised Juventus for building a competitive squad to cope with injuries.

• Carnevali spent 13 years at Sassuolo before joining Juventus this summer.
• Juventus are dealing with injuries to Locatelli, Boga, McKennie, Cambiaso, Yildiz, Thuram, Ekhator, and Cabal.
• Teun Koopmeiners gets a rare start; Nico Gonzalez moves central in a revamped attack.

“It’s lovely, but you don’t forget 13 years easily, so it’s nice to see friends and colleagues.”

— Giovanni Carnevali

Juventus face Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium, aiming to manage an injury crisis with a reshuffled lineup.

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