Juventus risk losing their star player due to injury for Sporting clash

Vlahovic injured against Lazio

Juventus risk losing their star player due to injury for Sporting clash

Stephen Oladehinde 12:36 - 10.04.2023

Juventus will face Sporting CP on Thursday in the quarter-final of the Europa League as they take a step closer to winning the trophy

The Bianconeri defeated Freiburg 3-0 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals and were drawn with Sporting CP, who eliminated Premier League leaders from the competition.

Dusan Vlahovic, Juventus' standout striker, might be unavailable for their upcoming Europa League quarter-final match against Sporting CP.

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Vlahovic was influential in Juventus' qualification

After a catastrophic first half of the season in the Champions League, Juventus has another chance to atone in the Europa League.

Juventus defeated Freiburg in the first leg with a goal scored by Angel Di Maria, giving them the edge going into the second.

Vlahovic's lone goal for Juventus in the past two months came in the second-leg victory over Freiburg. The 23-year-old scored three goals during the most recent international break, which is an interesting indication that he has performed well for the national team.

Vlahovic missed Juventus training session

As reported earlier by Calciomercato.com, Vlahovic was not present when Juventus returned to training at Continassa today in preparation for Thursday's first leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Sporting.

Due to an ankle injury sustained in Saturday's loss to Lazio, the Serbian striker did not participate in practice. Mattia De Sciglio was also missing from practice after missing the Biancocelesti defeat.

Leonardo Bonucci and Paul Pogba, who both trained with their Juventus teammates, shared some encouraging news. Adrien Rabiot and Juan Cuadrado began the workout with their teammates before switching to individual work, sprinting by themselves on a different pitch, and concluding in the gym.

In other news, Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk has spoken defiantly even in the face of serious obstacles, as he claims that the Reds will never give up but will continue to fight for the top four despite having an arduous task before them to make it.