AZ Alkmaar-Juventus, McKennie not called up for Europa League match

McKennie ruled out of Thursday's Europa League trip to AZ Alkmaar due to muscle fatigue sustained against Napoli.

Weston McKennie will miss Juventus's Europa League match at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday 7 November at 21:00 after suffering muscle fatigue in the previous Serie A game against Napoli, where he was substituted at half-time. Manager Luciano Spalletti opted not to risk the midfielder during Wednesday's training session, where McKennie initially trained with the group before working individually alongside Cabal (who was included in the squad despite his own issues). McKennie joins seven other injured players on the sidelines.

Jeff Ekhator has been added to the Europa League squad list, replacing Matteo Locatelli who remains sidelined for several months following knee surgery. Four youth players—Owusu, Pagnucco, Elimoghale and Merola—have also been called up to Spalletti's first-team squad for the competition.