4-2-2-2? until Marchisio is back
---------Higuain-----Dybala---------- (You keep your world class striker pair)
Pjaca--------------------------Cuadrado (You utilize Cuadrado in a position he plays frequently in for the national team)
---------Pjanic--------Khedira---------- (Pjanic plays as a regista, which he has been training in recently, Khedira plays in a similar position as he does for the national team)
Sandro--Chiellini----Bonucci---Alves-- (Obviously need to rotate with BBC and Benatia) I would give Barzagli the most rest given his age.
Cuadrado, Alves, and Dybala would absolutely punish from the right hand side.
If you ever look to buy James in the future, he can slot in perfect in Pjaca's slot, as he has played in that same position for the national team.
See? Perfect for Cuadrado.
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Cant really go to CL with only 6 midfielders, while 1 of them has a very serious injury and 2 of them are injury prone as $#@!.
Hernanes is garanteed.
Could exclude Neto, and rely on Audero. The other possibility is to drop Rugani because Allegri likes 4 man defenses anyways in UCL and with Lichtsteiner you have 6 players for 2 or 3 spots.
Rugani really should be loaned - to Sassuolo of course.