Thiago Motta has challenged his injury-hit Juventus side to get back to winning ways when they face lowly Monza in Serie A on Sunday.
Juventus, the only unbeaten team in the division, have drawn their last four league games and dropped to sixth in the standings.
Motta’s side have become draw specialists in Serie A, finishing level in 10 of their 16 matches, already a record for them in the first half of a campaign in their history.
They have drawn their last four away matches in all competitions, while Juventus have not recorded more consecutive draws away from home between September and November 1998 (five).
Injuries haven’t helped their form. However, Motta revealed that Andrea Cambiasso could return to action this weekend, while Douglas Luiz could miss out.
“Today we will assess Cambiasso’s condition. On the other hand, I can bring in Douglas Luiz, but as I want everyone to be 100%, I prefer to defer his return to the team,” he said.
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Motta are without Gleyson Bremer, Juan Cabal, Arkadiusz Milik, Jonas Ruhi and Timothy Weah through injury.
“I always hope to see something good, in growth and in everything we do,” Mota said.
“Tomorrow against Monza we face a good team, with a good coach, and as always we must try to have a great game.”
A win in their final game of 2024 could see Juventus break into the top four and will be confident of tough road wins.
Monza have scored the fewest points in home games in Serie A this season (three – D3 L5). They are one of two teams, along with Genoa, without a win in front of their own supporters in the division this campaign.
They have also lost all of their last three home league games, but have not recorded four consecutive defeats at the U-Power Stadium in Serie A.
“If we face a compact Monza team, we will definitely be able to attack effectively,” added Mota.
