Thiago Motta has challenged his injury-hit Juventus side to return to winning ways when they face lowly Monza in Serie A on Sunday.
Juventus, the only unbeaten side in the division, find themselves down in sixth place in the standings having drawn their last four league games.
Motta’s side have become the draw specialists in Serie A, finishing level in 10 of their 16 matches, already a record for them in the first half of a campaign in their history.
They have also drawn their last four away matches in all competitions, while Juventus have not recorded more consecutive draws away from home since between September and November in 1998 (five).
Their form has not been helped by injuries. However, Motta revealed that Andrea Cambiaso may make a return to action this weekend, but Douglas Luiz could miss out.
“Today we’ll assess Cambiaso’s condition. On the other hand, I might bring Douglas Luiz, but since I want everyone to be 100%, I prefer to postpone his return to the squad,” he said.
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Motta is also without Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal, Arkadiusz Milik, Jonas Rouhi and Timothy Weah due to injuries.
“I hope to always see something good, both in the path of growth and in everything we do,” Motta said.
“Tomorrow against Monza we face a good team, with a good coach, and as always we must try to play a great game.”
A win in their penultimate game of 2024 could see Juventus break into the top four, and Motta will have confidence of a victory on the road.
Monza have earned the fewest points in home games in Serie A this season (three – D3 L5). They are one of two teams, along with Genoa, without a victory in front of their own supporters in the division this campaign.
They have also lost all of their last three home league games, but have never recorded four defeats at the U-Power Stadium in a row in Serie A.
“If we encounter a compact Monza team, we must be able to attack effectively,” Motta added.
