Juventus to rest Giorgio Chiellini for Young Boys clash | OneFootball

Giorgio Chiellini will not play any part in Juventus’ Champions League group game against Young Boys on Tuesday evening.

Coach Massimiliano Allegri revealed the 34-year-old will be rested with ‘old man’ Andrea Barzagli, three years his senior, filling in while Sami Khedira could be utilised from the bench.

Confirming Paulo Dybala will play, the Juventus manager did admit some doubts about his midfield while brushing off Cristiano Ronaldo’s suspension.

“Khedira won’t play from the start, but he’ll be part of the squad,” Allegri revealed. “The plan was to take him to Udine, so if he could play half an hour tomorrow that would be positive. There are still two games before the end of this mini-cycle and I’d like to have everyone available.

“Chiellini won’t play, [Joao] Cancelo needs to recover and Barzagli [alongside Allegri in the conference] will play because the old man is always good.

“I have some doubts in midfield, whether we’ll play with two midfielders, two deeper, or three in the middle.

“Up-front I always have two, [Mario] Mandzukic and Dybala. [Moise] Kean is also fine, as is [Federico] Bernardeschi.

“Cristiano Ronaldo’s suspension? He needed to catch his breath, so it’s all good.”