Vlahovic: How Juventus could replace injured star against Milan and Aston Villa

Juventus coach Thiago Motta must replace the injured Dusan Vlahovic but has no other centre-forward available, so he will deploy a winger or an attacking midfielder to that role.

Vlahovic sustained an injury while on international duty with Serbia’s national team.

Exams undergone in Turin on Tuesday morning ruled out a severe injury for the 24-year-old, who is still expected to miss Saturday’s Serie A match against Milan and next week’s Champions League game against Aston Villa.

Vlahovic: How Juventus could replace injured star against Milan

Injuries are never good news for clubs and players, especially from international duty. However, the Vlahovic issue is even more worrying for Juventus, given that the Bianconeri don’t have another centre-forward available in the team.

Poland international Arkadiusz Milik, in fact, underwent meniscus surgery in October and is not expected to return to action anytime soon. The ex-Napoli striker hasn’t yet featured for the Bianconeri this season.

This means Motta has limited options for the next competitive game at San Siro.

The ex-midfielder already deployed wingers Samuel Mbangula, Timothy Weah and Nico Gonzalez and attacking midfielder Vasilije Adžić as centre forwards this term.

However, Nico and Adzic are also injured and won’t be available against Milan on Saturday.

Football Italia understands that Turkish talent Kenan Yildiz will be considered a replacement for Vlahovic, but Motta hasn’t yet decided who will be Juventus’ starting striker in the next two matches.