Allegri: Di Maria and Chiesa will not start but in contention to face Freiburg

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hinted that Angel Di Maria and Federico Chiesa remain in contention to play in Juventus' Europa League last-16 second leg against SC Freiburg despite injury worries. But the Bianconeri coach is currently thinking about how to pass to the next stage in the European League, saying: "Let's get to the quarter-finals first." 
Di Maria appeared hampered by a left thigh injury late in the 1-0 first-leg win last Thursday, where he earlier netted the winner, and subsequently missed Juventus' 4-2 Serie A win over Sampdoria on Sunday.
Bianconeri head coach Massimiliano Allegri hopeful that the pair would play some part in the second leg, although he conceded they would not be fit to start.
"It is very unlikely they will be there from the start, as we only recovered them this morning, but they could be of use during the match," Allegri told reporters.
"I will evaluate Chiesa and Di Maria tomorrow morning and from there I can make my decision on the starting line-up.
"Unfortunately, Di Maria had this injury after the first leg with Freiburg and had to miss quite a few training sessions.
"The test went well today, that doesn’t mean he has a lot of minutes in his legs, but there is the risk we could lose him for 40 days, seeing as that is what happened in September.
"Tomorrow is important, but we also have many more matches to play this season."
Di Maria has scored eight goals in all competitions with four Serie Aa assists this term, while Chiesa has contributed three league assists with one goal.

About tomorrow's match, Massimiliano reacted: "We want to score here, because just trying to defend 0-0 is not a really good idea. Freiburg is good at set performances. We need to be very organized and focused for the full 100 minutes."