Juventus Receive Double Injury Boost For Upcoming Inter Milan Encounter – Two Summer Signings On The Verge Of Recovery | OneFootball

Nicolas Gonzalez and Teun Koopmeiners could be fit when Juventus touch down at Giuseppe Meazza to meet Inter Milan on Sunday.

According to Tuttosport, as reported by FCInterNews, the Bianconeri marquee summer signings are edging closer to recovering from respective fitness problems.

Inter and Milan will trade tackles in the latest edition of the famous Derby d’Italia next weekend.

With both sides bidding to win the Scudetto, this contest has all the makings of an early ‘title six-pointer.’

Despite being this early in the season, this fixture could be a season-defining moment for both teams.

Therefore, Simone Inzaghi and Thiago Motta will be desperate to scoop up what would be three precious points.

However, both managers have been dealing with significant injury setbacks these past few weeks.

Inter were without Nicolo Barella for a month before losing Francesco Acerbi and Hakan Calhanoglu against Roma.

Meanwhile, Juventus has faced a crowded injury list since the beginning of the season.

Juventus Receive Double Injury Boost for Upcoming Inter Milan Encounter As Koopmeiners & Gonzalez Recover

Koopmeiners has suffered from a broken rib since Juventus’ 1-1 draw against Cagliari before the international break.

But the Dutch midfielder is on the verge of returning to action against Inter.

As for Gonzalez, he’s been out since a 3-0 thrashing of Genoa in late September.

Yet, like Koopmeiners, the former Fiorentina forward is close to recovering from a muscular problem.

Both players joined Juventus in the summer as part of the club’s quest to halt a four-year title drought in Serie A.

However, a lack of match fitness has plagued the latter’s impact.

The same goes for Douglas Luiz.

Indeed, the former Aston Villa star suffered an injury during a warm-up session ahead of Tuesday’s clash against Stuttgart.

Juventus would go on to lose that UEFA Champions League game 1-0 at home.