Following this morning’s training session in Vinovo, Massimiliano Allegri has named a 19-man travelling party for Tuesday’s Champions League Group D contest away to Barcelona at the Camp Nou (20.45 CEST kick-off).
Absent from the list are Giorgio Chiellini, who is working towards a full recovery from injury, Sami Khedira and Claudio Marchisio, who were unavailable for Saturday’s win against Chievo, while Benedikt Höwedes and Mario Mandzukic are also out of action.
German defender Höwedes, having commenced preparations with the Bianconeri later than the rest of the squad, is undergoing a personalised training regime. Meanwhile, Croatian striker Mandzukic is out of the Camp Nou clash after picking up a knock against Chievo that caused a previous tear wound, sustained on international duty against Kosovo, to flare up again.
The Tuscan tactician's matchday squad is as follows:
1mf 1mj">1 Buffon
1mf 1mj">2 De Sciglio
1mf 1mj">4 Benatia
1mf 1mj">5 Pjanic
1mf 1mj">9 Higuain
1mf 1mj">10 Dybala
1mf 1mj">11 Douglas Costa
1mf 1mj">12 Alex Sandro
1mf 1mj">14 Matuidi
1mf 1mj">15 Barzagli
1mf 1mj">16 Pinsoglio
1mf 1mj">22 Asamoah
1mf 1mj">23 Szczesny
1mf 1mj">24 Rugani
1mf 1mj">27 Sturaro
1mf 1mj">30 Bentancur
1mf 1mj">33 Bernardeschi
34 Merio
38 Caligara