After the match against Udinese, the midfielder stopped with a calf problem, now he’s trying to recover for Juventus
Ivan Juric had surprised everyone when, on the eve of the match against the Cremonahad announced a possible recovery of Samuele Hedgehogs. Only two weeks earlier the midfielder had stopped due to a new calf problem and, after the first exams, there had been fears of a 30-40 day stoppage: in short, it seemed completely impossible that the number 28 could even hope for a summons.
Turin: Ricci still works separately
Instead, the injury turned out to be a little less serious than expected and the recovery is proceeding better than expected. Ricci’s presence in next Tuesday’s derby is not yet certain (even yesterday the midfielder trained separately) but he is working in Philadelphia to be able to be there: not surprisingly, together with Nikola Vlasic, is the special observer of Ivan Juric and his staff. The coach is well aware that there is a Turin that plays in certain ways with Ricci and scores points more easily and a Turin that without Ricci is less of a show and above all has a lower average points average. The midfielder had also been forced to miss the first leg match against Juventus, that time it was a fever that stopped him and he sat on the bench for the whole match.
Zero minutes against Juventus
The next few days will be decisive for understanding how Ricci is doing and if he can possibly play against Juventus, he certainly doesn’t lack the desire to be a protagonist again in the derby. Also because you haven’t played against Juventus since he arrived in Turin: even in last year’s 1-1 draw at the Allianz Stadium, the midfielder didn’t come down against him but he sat on the bench all the time. That time, however, for technical choice.
