Juventus to use final Atalanta test for Serie A Week 1 practice

Igor Tudor is expected to test out his Juventus starting XI for the Serie A season opener when facing Atalanta in tomorrow’s final friendly, including Gleison Bremer and Jonathan David.

The Bianconeri haven’t had many pre-season tests, as like Inter, they were involved in the FIFA Club World Cup and that transformed their schedule.

Juventus had few opportunities for experimentation

Their last chance to experiment is against fellow Serie A side Atalanta on Saturday evening at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo.

With that in mind, Tudor is likely to pick the starting XI we are likely to see next weekend in the opening Serie A match against Parma.

That will include Bremer in defence, making his return to football almost a year on from the devastating knee injury, Pierre Kalulu and Federico Gatti.

New signing Joao Mario could be picked on the right, with Andrea Cambiaso taking the left flank, around Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram.

Teun Koopmeiners remains a doubt, as he has struggled for fitness and form over the summer, but the attack seems locked down with David supported by Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz.