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Davide Nicola is reluctant to define the match against Juventus as a classic "there is nothing to lose" game.
In the presentation press conference on the eve of the match in Turin, the Empoli coach explains: "It's a cliché that I don't like. I don't fit into this 'mind set', in fact I reject it a priori. I'm aware of the opponent who we meet, Allegri has achieved 300 victories in Serie A, in short, he is an opponent who is going full speed. But the beauty, even for a team like ours, is that of being able to compare ourselves with such a strong team to see in which direction we still have to go. absolutely go."
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The bar is raised and for Nicola Empoli needs to understand its own identity: "The bar is inevitably raised because we meet a team in which it is difficult to even find weak points. Given the path they are taking, however, from this point of given this, I believe that the week of work that we concluded today, as training and which will see testing again tomorrow, was a week where the boys really prepared themselves and tried to follow my instructions. We worked on our identity, to At this moment it is important for us to define our identity to carry around in the various fields. Because in the end, in my opinion, this makes the difference. In order to carry out important undertakings, however, we need to have awareness."
Pezzella, who has been out due to injury since September, and Kovalenko are back available.
Cancellieri served his suspension.
It is unlikely that the coach can change the structure and formation seen in Nicola's first outing as coach in the 3-0 against Monza
Probable lineups
Juventus (3-5-2): 1 Szczesny;
4 Gatti, 3 Bremer, 24 Rugani;
27 Cambiaso, 16 McKennie, 5 Locatelli, 20 Miretti, 11 Kostic;
9 Vlahovic, 15 Yildiz (23 Pinsoglio, 36 Perin, 6 Danilo, 12 Alex Sandro, 14 Milik, 17 Iling-Junior, 22 Weah, 41 Nicolussi, 47 Nonge).
All.: Allegri.
Disqualified: Fagioli, Pogba.
Beware: Danilo.
Unavailable: Chiesa, De Sciglio, Kean, Rabiot.
Empoli (3-4-2-1): 25 Caprile;
34 Ismajli, 4 Walukiewicz, 33 Luperto;
19 Bereszyński, 5 Grassi, 18 Marin, 11 Gyasi;
28 Cambiaghi, 27 Zurkowski;
17 Cerri (1 Perisan, 99 Berisha, 2 Goglichidze, 3 Pezzella, 8 Kovalenko, 13 Cacace, 21 Fazzini, 29 Maleh, 38 Indragoli, 35 Baldanzi, 7 Shpendi, 20 Cancellieri).
All.: Nicola.
Suspended: none Notified of a booking: Gyasi, Grassi, Fazzini Unavailable: Bastoni, Ebuehi, Guarino, Caputo, Destro.
Referee: Marinelli from Tivoli.
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