Juventus will be without striker Dusan Vlahovic for their Serie A match against AC Milan this weekend, according to head coach Thiago Motta.
The Serbian returned from the international break with a muscle issue in his left thigh and is set to miss the Bianconeri’s visit to San Siro on Saturday. He could also potentially miss Juve’s Champions League trip to Villa Park.
“I don’t know. He definitely won’t be there tomorrow. We hope to have him back as soon as possible,” Motta told a press conference on Friday.
“Injuries are part of football. Now it’s Vlahovic’s turn, but we’ll keep playing with the same principles, attacking and defending together.”
Vlahovic is the latest member of Motta’s squad to hit the treatment table, with Argentine winger Nicolas Gonzalez sidelined for the last six league matches, while Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik remains a long-term absence.
Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz will also miss the match against Milan, and defender Juan Cabal recently sustained an ACL injury, the same injury that will keep fellow defender Gleison Bremer out for the remainder of the season.
“I’m really disappointed for Cabal because, like Bremer, he’ll be out for a long time,” Motta said.
“This is another reason to push ourselves, to commit that bit more so that these absences don’t weigh too heavily.”
The competition in Serie A has been very tight so far, with Motta’s unbeaten Bianconeri sitting in sixth position despite being only two points behind current league leaders Napoli.
“It’s very balanced and this is good for both us and the public,” Motta said.”We must all try to continue like this. We have to try to get as many positive results as possible.”
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