Three players are in the running for the final spot in the trio: Youssouf Fofana, Ardon Jashari and Samuele Ricci. The head coach will likely make a final decision only after today's final training session at Milanello, with an eye on the fact Fofana is one yellow card from being banned for the derby.
but will most likely return to full training today. If his left adductor doesn't cause discomfort (the scan he did in the last few days was reassuring), he will be called up for the match against Como. At that point it will be up to Allegri to decide whether to start him on the bench (with Zachary Athekame still in the starting line-up) or use him from the start, bearing in mind that Athekame has produced two good starts in a row.
At least one of them, thus, is guaranteed to drop points. Barcelona, meanwhile, lock horns with the division's lowest-placed team in Real Oviedo and will look to farm the three points against a team that has looked largely helpless this season. After all, Guillermo Almada's side have been winless in their last 14 games across all competitions and last took three points in a game back in September.
Frenkie de Jong will not be available after picking up two yellow cards in the clash with Celta Vigo, forcing him to serve his suspension tomorrow. To add to that, Pedri is still not fit enough to feature, leaving Flick with a familiar dilemma. It is a situation the German coach has already experienced before, almost identical, in fact, to the one he faced during his early days at the club.
