Reports: Alex and Trez to start

Reports: Alex and Trez to start
Wednesday 13 August, 2008

Claudio Ranieri is expected to start David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero up front in Juventus’ Champions League opener against Artmedia tonight.

The Old Lady begin their European adventure looking to follow Fiorentina’s example after the Viola beat Slavia Prague 2-0 last night.

Ranieri is spoilt for choice in attack as he prepares his side to take on the Slovaks and he has Del Piero, Trezeguet, Amauri and Vincenzo Iaquinta available.

Sources suggest that the former Parma tactician will opt for experience in Turin tonight and will field Trezeguet and Del Piero, with Amauri and Iaquinta waiting on the bench.

The main headache for Ranieri is the midfield, where a number of key men are absent.

Cristiano Zanetti, Claudio Marchisio and Marco Marchionni are injured, while Sebastian Giovinco is on international duty and Pavel Nedved is suspended.

Danish international Christian Poulsen is likely to be handed an official debut alongside Momo Sissoko.

Cristian Molinaro seems to have shaken off his injury woes to start at left-back.

Juventus (probable): Buffon; Grygera, Mellberg, Chiellini, Molinaro; Camoranesi, Sissoko, Poulsen, Salihamidzic; Del Piero, Trezeguet

Artmedia (probable): Kamenar; Farkas, Cisowski, Salata; Urbanek, Obzera, Velicky, Kozar; Halenar, Pospech, Piroska

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