Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri faces a dilemma before the match against Monaco in the Champions League football with trying to resolve whether he will engage Andrea Pirlo after the playmaker's recovery from injury.
Pirlo has not played since the hit in the calf muscles against Borussia Dortmund 7 weeks ago and with reaching 35 years old may have be involved in the first leg quarterfinal Tuesday in Turin big risk.Although it retains the ability to change the course of a match decisive pass one or a great free kick, but the signs of aging began to appear on his performance, especially when trying to get out of difficult situations in his own way near his team's penalty area.
On the other hand tipped the sudden defeat in Serie A against Parma bottom club - while Juventus rested several key players - that the strength of Juventus squad is probably not as much as previously thought critics.
It also lacks Juventus midfielder other important Frenchman Paul Pogba In the face of solid defense to Monaco is likely to be Allegri need all the creativity that is owned by his team to supply the dual attack Carlos Tevez and Alvaro Morata.
And trying to Juventus - Italy's most successful clubs at the local level - before reaching the Champions League final for the first time since the 2002-2003 season.
Meanwhile, Juventus spent one season in the second division after relegation punished in the wake of the scandal of manipulation in the games and then faced difficulties for several more seasons in an attempt to regain its place among the elite of the Italian league.
Now, Juventus returned to be the dominant force in Italian football and is on track for a fourth title in a row in the league since 12-point lead at the earliest Mlahakah despite defeat Sunday.
And indicates the level of the two teams to beat Juventus, who are unbeaten in their last 11 European games at home and lost once in the last 16 European matches since the opening of the new Juventus Stadium in 2011.
But it is likely to be the face marred by caution, scored Monaco and European champions in the summer of 2004, only seven goals in eight games on the way to the quarter-finals, including three goals in one match away to Arsenal and conceded four goals.
It has the similar Juventus strongly in defense and received only conceded five goals in the Champions League and 15 goals in 30 league appearances for the Italian football.
Began Monaco - who is still competing in the French league - season title fitfully after the departure of key players James Rodriguez and Radaml Falcao to Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively.
But under the leadership of the Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim Monaco exceeded expectations and qualify from the group stage at the expense of Benfica and is more than happy now, the role of the team is favorite to win.
Said Joao Moutinho midfielder Monaco to the club's website: "Clearly Juventus is the favorite to win."He added: "But after I took out the clubs Arsenal look to us in a different way."
He concluded: "When I left James and Falcao club did not sign players to have international experience .. everyone thought we confine ourselves only access to the center of the top ten in the French football league will not go beyond the group stage in the Champions League but we have proved the contrary."
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