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Gianluca Minchiotti
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Juventus consider starting Kolo Muani and Woltemade together against Lazio. Here’s who would miss out

Juventus
R. Kolo Muani
N. Woltemade
Serie A

After Juventus’ good performance in the final half-hour in Vigo, with both strikers on the pitch, Spalletti is considering playing them together from the first minute.

Randal Kolo Muani and Nick Woltemade look increasingly likely to start together for Juventus against Lazio on Sunday evening. Having both forwards on the pitch late in the Europa League win away at Celta Vigo transformed the Old Lady and completed the comeback. Both scored and improved as the match went on.


Woltemade, like almost the entire team, struggled in the first half. He returned with a different attitude after the break and equalised in the 58th minute, scoring his second goal for Juve after his penalty against NEC, also in the Europa League. Kolo Muani then replaced an ineffective Alajbegovic in the 64th minute, giving the team and Woltemade an extra gear. Woltemade moved better and with greater purpose before the Frenchman scored the winner in the 92nd minute.


  • What Woltemade thinks

    After the match, Woltemade said: "I like playing with Kolo Muani. We did really well today and he scored his second consecutive goal. Did Capello tell Spalletti before the match that Kolo Muani and I should play together? Yes, but I'm not the manager: I have faith in him. I think that if we keep scoring goals, it can only help us."


    Spalletti is weighing up the idea, regardless of Capello's suggestions. Their good final half-hour against Celta could also persuade the Juventus manager to start both players against Lazio in Sunday's late fixture in the seventh round of Serie A. Nothing is certain yet, but Spalletti is considering it, and his pre-match press conference may offer more clues.

  • Who is left out?

    If Kolo Muani and Woltemade both start, who misses out? Compared with the line-up in Vigo, either Conceicao or Alajbegovic could drop to the bench. Should Spalletti need to replace either Kolo Muani or Woltemade during the match, he could turn to Nico Gonzalez or Boga. Boga trained with the group today and could return to the squad after more than a month.

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