Category: <b>General</b><br><br>Gigi Buffon and Pavel Nedved will be missing from the Juventus line-up which faces Palermo on Saturday night.
The goalkeeper is only expected to start on the bench despite recovering from injury, while the Czech Republic ace hasn’t been included in the squad as he’s not 100 per cent fit.
Buffon, who has yet to appear in the League this term, was widely expected to be handed the gloves after shrugging off an ankle problem.
However, the international – who also underwent shoulder surgery in the summer – will again see his place taken by Christian Abbiati between the posts.
"Buffon is doing fine and he’s been training fully for the last four days," said boss Fabio Capello on Friday.
"He’s improving on a daily basis but there is no rush. He will play on Tuesday against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia."
Adrian Mutu should now start for a Juventus side, who lead the championship by eight points, which is also without the suspended Gianluca Zambrotta and the injured Robert Kovac.
"Palermo are a dangerous side, one worthy of more points than they currently have," continued Capello.
"It won’t be easy to start the season again with this fixture, also because it is difficult to find your rhythm after the break."
Palermo were the only Serie A side who Juventus failed to beat last year and the tactician has total respect for the Sicilians.
"They have some excellent players, especially Italian ones," continued the Coach. "It is no coincidence that seven of them have played for the national side."
Capello was inevitably asked to comment on Antonio Cassano’s move to Real Madrid after the player acknowledged the tactician as a father figure during their time together at Roma.
"I treated him how I thought was best," he noted. "We had some difficult times together, but also some easy ones.
"Cassano will be a key player for Italy and he’ll do well. It was important to resolve things with Roma. He’s now a football player again."
Juventus probable line-up: Abbiati; Pessotto (Blasi), Thuram; Cannavaro, Chiellini; Camoranesi, Vieira, Emerson, Mutu; Ibrahimovic, Trezeguet.<br><br>Source: Football Italia
The goalkeeper is only expected to start on the bench despite recovering from injury, while the Czech Republic ace hasn’t been included in the squad as he’s not 100 per cent fit.
Buffon, who has yet to appear in the League this term, was widely expected to be handed the gloves after shrugging off an ankle problem.
However, the international – who also underwent shoulder surgery in the summer – will again see his place taken by Christian Abbiati between the posts.
"Buffon is doing fine and he’s been training fully for the last four days," said boss Fabio Capello on Friday.
"He’s improving on a daily basis but there is no rush. He will play on Tuesday against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia."
Adrian Mutu should now start for a Juventus side, who lead the championship by eight points, which is also without the suspended Gianluca Zambrotta and the injured Robert Kovac.
"Palermo are a dangerous side, one worthy of more points than they currently have," continued Capello.
"It won’t be easy to start the season again with this fixture, also because it is difficult to find your rhythm after the break."
Palermo were the only Serie A side who Juventus failed to beat last year and the tactician has total respect for the Sicilians.
"They have some excellent players, especially Italian ones," continued the Coach. "It is no coincidence that seven of them have played for the national side."
Capello was inevitably asked to comment on Antonio Cassano’s move to Real Madrid after the player acknowledged the tactician as a father figure during their time together at Roma.
"I treated him how I thought was best," he noted. "We had some difficult times together, but also some easy ones.
"Cassano will be a key player for Italy and he’ll do well. It was important to resolve things with Roma. He’s now a football player again."
Juventus probable line-up: Abbiati; Pessotto (Blasi), Thuram; Cannavaro, Chiellini; Camoranesi, Vieira, Emerson, Mutu; Ibrahimovic, Trezeguet.<br><br>Source: Football Italia
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