Massimiliano Allegri affirms Weston McKennie’s recovery for Atalanta showdown

Weston McKennie, the US men's national team player, sustained a shoulder injury during Juventus' win against Frosinone and missed the subsequent match against Napoli.

Weston Mckennie Set To Return For Clash Against Atalanta
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The US men’s national team standout had to leave the field during Juventus’ 3-2 victory over Frosinone last month due to a shoulder injury. Consequently, McKennie was absent from the subsequent Serie A match against Napoli, where Juventus suffered a 2-1 defeat.

In anticipation of their upcoming league clash with Atalanta, coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that the midfielder has fully recuperated and is in contention to start in Sunday’s fixture.

During the pre-match press briefing, Allegri stated, “McKennie has recovered, if he is well he will start, Rabiot should be available next week. We haven’t beaten Atalanta for five years, they did well in the Europa League; it will be a very physical and technical game.”

At 25 years old, McKennie has been a key figure in Allegri’s squad this season, featuring in 25 league games thus far, starting in 23 of them. He has contributed five assists but has yet to find the back of the net in the 2023/24 campaign.

McKennie’s return to fitness will be welcome news for the USMNT as they prepare to take on Jamaica in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals on March 21.

Weston McKennie

Weston McKennie

Midfielder

United StatesUnited States

Age: 26

185 cm

84 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 34 2 Missed
Minutes 2603 76.6 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 7 0.2 Avg
Attempt 43 1.3 Avg
Passes 936 27.578.0% AvgSucc
Yellow 6 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 25 times for 2056 minutes for Serie A.

Weston McKennie didn’t score any goal for Juventus. He procured 5 assists. He received 6 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in Serie A. In the last match Juventus lost 2-1 against Napoli. The next match in Serie A will be against Atalanta.

Juventus performance and stats

Juventus

Manager: Massimiliano Allegri
Rank 4th
Win 18
Draw 13
Loss 5
Goals 49-28
Diff 21

Juventus is currently 2nd in the Serie A with 57 points.

In the last 27 games, it has won 17 times, drawn 6 times, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Juventus lost 2-1 against Napoli.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 42 goals and conceding 21.​

Juventus will play the next match in Serie A against Atalanta on Sunday 10th of March in Torino. The prediction is Juventus winning the match.​