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Juve's Young Gun Steps Up Amidst Goalie Crisis
20 Sep
Summary
- Riccardo Radu, 19, joins Juventus first team after Grabara's injury.
- Belgian midfielder Grady Makiobo, also 19, is another NextGen player called up.
- Juventus faces Atalanta today with multiple first-team players sidelined.
Nineteen-year-old goalkeeper Riccardo Radu has been called up to the Juventus first team for today's Serie A fixture against Atalanta. This promotion comes after the recent diagnosis of a serious ACL injury for the team's second-choice keeper, Kamil Grabara. Radu now joins Guglielmo Vicario and Carlo Pinsoglio in the senior goalkeeping department.
In addition to Radu, 19-year-old Belgian midfielder Grady Makiobo, also from the NextGen squad, has been named in the list for the match. The team continues to manage a significant number of unavailable players, including Andrea Cambiaso, Kenan Yildiz, and others, due to various injuries.
Juventus has secured two wins, one draw, and one defeat in their four league matches this season. Their next fixture, after the international break on October 11, will be an away game against Cagliari.
