Three Juventus options to replace Yildiz against Parma in Serie A | OneFootball

There are still doubts over Kenan Yildiz’s availability for Juventus’s upcoming Serie A match against Parma on Monday after he suffered an impact injury during training earlier in the week, which could leave Igor Tudor with a big call to make over the weekend.

Yildiz sparked concerns in the Juventus camp earlier in the week when it was reported that his training was brought to an end after an impact injury he sustained during Wednesday’s session.

The Turkiye international is not expected to be ruled out for a significant period of time, but there has been no confirmation either way as to whether he will be available or not to face Parma on Monday.

If he is not considered fit enough to start, then Tudor will have a number of different options to replace him.

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The Bianconeri head coach has gone with a 3-4-2-1 shape over his first three games since taking over from Thiago Motta at the end of March. Yildiz has started in all three; in one of the attacking roles behind Dusan Vlahovic at centre-forward, twice alongside Tuen Koopmeiners and once with Nico Gonzalez.

TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 12: Nicolas Gonzalez of Juventus is challenged by Tiago Coelho Oliveira and Lassana Coulibaly of US Lecce during the Serie A match between Juventus and Lecce at Allianz Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

There is a possibility that Tudor goes with a pairing of Koopmeiners and Nico Gonzalez if Yildiz is unable to play, which would be understandable given that they have both been given starting opportunities in that specific role over the last few games.

There is also an option to deploy Randal Kolo Muani in one of the attacking roles behind Vlahovic. The France international has not started in any of Juve’s matches since Tudor took charge.

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Weston McKennie often started in an advanced midfield role for Juventus under Thiago Motta, and while the USMNT also hasn’t started under Tudor yet, he provides another option for the trequartista roles.

Corriere dello Sport, meanwhile, suggest that Francisco Conceicao is unlikely to line up as a starter.