MILAN, Italy —
Paulo Dybala will start Juventus'
pivotal clash with Inter Milan despite a summer exit as a free agent, with rumors
the Argentine international could move to the reigning Serie A champions.
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Coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed that Dybala would be in
his starting XI for Sunday's 'Derby of Italy' as
Juve, who are seven points
behind leaders AC Milan, try to extend their 16-match unbeaten league run and
leapfrog Inter into third place.
During the international break Juve CEO Maurizio Arrivabene
confirmed that the 28-year-old's contract would not be extended beyond the end
of the season, and Inter are thought to be one of the clubs interested in
picking up injury-prone Dybala.
"Dybala will play tomorrow, are you all happy
now?" Allegri said to reporters before outlining who on a previously long
injury list was now ready to take on the final eight matches of the
season.
"(Giorgio) Chiellini and Alex Sandro will start but I'm
still thinking about (midfielder) Denis Zakaria," Allegri added.
Federico Bernardeschi is also back and ready to start a
match which could decide whether Juve officially enter the title race, although
Allegri insisted that they would be content with a place in the Champions
League.
"We want to consolidate fourth place and above all beat
the champions of Italy," he said.
"We're coming to the end of the season, the players
have a lot of games in their legs so the more fresh players we have the better.
"Our aim is to play in the
Champions League next
season."
They face an Inter team who have won just one league match
in two months, a run which has led to them surrendering a four-point lead at
the top of Serie A and drop to six points behind local rivals Milan.
However Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said that he was happy
with his team regardless of poor recent results.
"At the beginning of the year I'd have taken being at
the start of April having won the Super Cup, got to the last 16 of the
Champions League for the first time in 10 years, to be fighting for the
Scudetto," Inzaghi told reporters.
"I don't think the performances have ever dropped, we
have always created even though in the last seven matches we have only
collected seven points.”
"We're disappointed with the results and we have the
desire to change that tomorrow."
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