Arthur dropped by Allegri after late arrival for Juventus training

Juve
have
been
underwhelming
since
Allegri’s
return
for
a
second
tenure
and
currently
sit
in
fifth,
nine
points
behind
Serie
A
leaders
Milan
and
seven
behind
Atalanta
in
the
final
Champions
League
qualification
spot.

Allegri’s
team
have,
however,
secured
qualification
for
the
next
round
of
the
Champions
League
by
topping
their
group,
while
they
were
2-0
victors
over
Genoa
in
their
last
league
game.

As
Juve
prepare
to
visit
Venezia,
who
have
suffered
15
defeats
against
the
Bianconeri
in
their
last
17
Serie
A
meetings,
Allegri
confirmed
Arthur
will
not
be
in
the
squad
after
the
former
Barcelona
midfielder
arrived
late
to
training.

“It’s
simple,
he
arrived
late
the
day
before
the
game,”
Allegri
told
reporters
at
Friday’s
pre-match
news
conference.

“So
I
don’t
think
it’s
right
and
he
won’t
be
called
up,
but
from
Tuesday
he’ll
be
back
with
the
team.
These
things
happen.”

Indeed,
Arthur
has
only
started
twice
for
Juve
this
season
across
all
competitions,
making
eight
appearances
in
total
for
his
255
minutes
with
the
likes
of
Manuel
Locatelli,
Adrien
Rabiot
and
Rodrigo
Bentancur
preferred.

Arthur
has
only
created
four
chances
across
those
appearances,
as
he
continues
to
form
way
below
the
standards
he
set
at
Camp
Nou.

Aside
from
the
Brazil
international’s
misdemeanour,
Allegri
explained
he
is
expecting
a
tough
test
from
Venezia,
who
are
just
five
points
above
the
relegation
zone.

“The
next
step
is
tomorrow’s
match,
which
I
think
is
complicated,”
he
added.
“If
I’m
not
mistaken,
Venezia
scored
a
lot
at
home:
I
think
they
didn’t
score
a
goal
only
with
Inter.

“However,
Venezia
plays
and
is
a
carefree
team,
then
comes
from
a
bad
defeat
against
Verona.
They
had
dominated
the
first
half,
tomorrow
they
play
with
Juventus
and
will
try
to
make
a
historic
feat.

“We
have
to
put
ourselves
on
par
with
them,
in
terms
of
mentality
and
above
all
in
terms
of
pace.

“Nobody
has
played
on
the
pitch
of
this
team,
only
Chiellini
and
I
played
in
Venice.
It’s
all
strange
because
you
arrive
by
ferry
and
then
the
field
is
narrower.

“If
you
don’t
go
there
and
play
a
certain
game
then
you
put
yourself
on
a
par
with
the
others,
you
risk
getting
hurt.
There
are
narrow
fields
where
there
are
no
spaces
and
the
games
become
fast.

“Just
look
at
the
results
and
goals
scored
by
Venice
who
beat
Rome
and
Fiorentina.
Then
they
are
a
team
that
plays
football
well
and
creates
a
lot.
I
congratulate
[Paolo]
Zanetti.
We
have
to
play
an
important
match.”