Juventus, Higuain to miss second consecutive start
- Matthew Klimberg
The Serie A goalscoring record holder has only deposited twice this season in eight matches. That’s not good enough from a player who commanded a 90 million euro transfer fee from Napoli.
With Paulo Dybala, Douglas Costa, Mario Mandzukic, and Juan Cuadrado clicking at the moment, Allegri does not want to tinker with a formula that is working. However, Allegri insists that Higuain is not a problem. “I repeat, for the umpteenth time, that Higuain is not a problem.” He continued, “It would be a problem if he wasn’t a Juventus player.”
“Gonzalo is serene. Regardless of the coach’s decisions, a player has got to work to be ready when asked upon. I decided to leave him out on Saturday, he came on and did well.