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Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini is set for a long absence after tearing his ACL in training ahead of the Bianconeri’s massive Serie A match vs. Napoli. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti, Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop examine the impact Chiellini’s absence will have on Juventus both in Serie A and in the UEFA Champions League. Plus, Hislop questions whether Chiellini will ever be a regular fixture in the Juventus lineup again and says an injury like this is why the club went out and signed Matthijs de Ligt for a then-record fee for a defender.

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ESPN FC’s Craig Burley, Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti get into a heated debate about Matthijs de Ligt watching Juventus’ 1-0 win vs. Parma from the bench. Marcotti defends De Ligt’s exclusion, given the partnership of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci, and the absence of manager Maurizio Sarri, who is battling pneumonia, but Nicol says it must feel like a “punch to the guts” for the world’s most expensive defender.

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