Alongside Rafael Leao, Massimiliano Allegri has also regained Youssouf Fofana, sidelined for around ten days due to a muscle issue. The French midfielder is expected to start on the bench tomorrow against Napoli in the first Supercoppa Italiana semifinal, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek set to begin from the first minute as right-sided mezzala. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports this this morning.
What are Ruben Loftus-Cheek's numbers this season?
The 29-year-old Englishman enjoys the trust of head coach Massimiliano Allegri. The Italian tactician, in fact, has spoken highly of the ex Chelsea player several times this season already. A lot is expected from Loftus-Cheek who has great physical strength and pace with the ball at his feet. So far this season, he has managed to score one goal while providing one assist in 13 Serie A appearances. On the pitch, he clocked 568 minutes in the league while playing 237 minutes in the Coppa Italia competition.
What did Loftus-Cheek say about Massimiliano Allegri's influence?
"Allegri brought great energy to the team and around the players," he said last September in an interview granted to CBS Sports Golazo. "He's always positive and I think the biggest thing that's changed is that we're very compact on the pitch and we really don't want to concede goals, that's the main focus since the start of the season has been being one defensively and not conceding goals and that gives us the best chance to win because we have fantastic quality all over the team going forward."
