Juventus travel to AZ Alkmaar with seven players out and Kamil Grabara done for the season

Juventus go to the AFAS Stadion for the Europa League match on Thursday, November 5 (21:00 CET) with seven players ruled out. The forecast leans toward Juventus not winning in the first 90 minutes, which covers a draw as well as an AZ win. The squad news is a large part of the reason. Weston McKennie has been left out of the squad list, and reports indicate Spalletti chose to rest him ahead of the next Serie A match against Fiorentina. He had partially trained that morning. Juventus have also changed their UEFA list because of the injury crisis, and four NextGen players are in the squad. AZ come in with a strong home record in Europe. They have won 14 and lost none of their last 17 European home matches. The two sides are separated by one point in the table. Juventus are seventh on seven points after a 5-0 win over NEC, a win over Celta Vigo and a draw. AZ are tenth and chasing automatic qualification for the last 16. Juventus have the quality to win, so this is not a call for an AZ victory. A draw is enough for the forecast to be right. The thing to watch is the final Juventus line-up, and how much of the rested and absent core Spalletti can replace.