Juventus head coach Thiago Motta praised some of his young players ahead of his side's visit to Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday, adding that he has most of the squad available.
With two Champions League games remaining in the competition phase, Juve are fourteenth with eleven points and two points away from the top eight places that automatically qualify for the last sixteen.
Bruges is among the play-off places in 19th place with 10 points.
“I'm happy that everyone is available because this can help the team to start, but also during the match. It can give us continuity,” Motta told a press conference on Monday.
The Italian-Brazilian coach will have most of the squad for the first time in weeks, apart from defenders Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal due to season-ending injuries.
Juventus extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 21 matches and briefly broke into the top four after a 2-0 home win over AC Milan on Saturday, their first win in four league games.
“I see growth, but not only in the last games,” Motta said. 'I see growth from the start [of the campaign]despite injuries, transformation of the team, young team.
“The victory gave us more enthusiasm and more energy to prepare for a complicated match like tomorrow. We have to give everything to win.”
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Striker Samuel Mbangula, from Juve's reserve team, gave them the lead in victory on Saturday.
“His evolution is very good,” said Motta. “Last year he played in the Next Gen and we have to compliment those working in the youth sector because we have him now. [defender Nicolo] Savona and [forward Kenan] Yildiz.
“They were forced to mature quickly, from the start of the season. Mbangula, when he played, always did very well and helped the team. For us, it is not the quantity, but the quality of the minutes played that is important.”
Motta seemed to remain tight-lipped when asked whether the fit-again striker Dusan Vlahovic, who came off the bench against Milan, would start at Belgian champion Club Brugge.
“I can't say. On Saturday I made a technical choice, even though he came back from a bending problem. Now we have a lot of choices.”
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