Ekhator returns to Juventus squad for Napoli clash

Ekhator returns to Juventus squad for Napoli clash Jeff Ekhator is back in the Juventus squad for tonight’s Serie A clash with Napoli at the Allianz Stadium. As noted by Calciomercato.com , Luciano Spalletti has included the striker in his 21-man list for the game, which kicks off at 20:45 CET [19:45 GMT]. Ekhator joined from Genoa in the summer but has not yet made his Juventus debut. He suffered a semitendinosus injury, returned to group training on Friday, and is now available as an option from the bench. You can follow the action from the match, and all of today’s Serie A fixtures, on our Live Blog. Juventus still without eight players but Ekhator returns It’s a timely boost for Spalletti, whose side are level with Napoli on 14 points after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at Genoa. The squad has spent the last two days on retreat at the J Hotel. Juve are still without eight injured players: Khéphren Thuram, Manuel Locatelli, Kenan Yildiz, Arkadiusz Milik, Francisco Conceição, Nico González, Zeki Çelik and Kamil Grabara. Jeff Ekhator and director Giovanni Carnevali (juventus.com) Gleison Bremer and Andrea Cambiaso are both in the squad, despite reports that they could start on the bench. Juventus squad for Napoli match Goalkeepers: Vicario, Pinsoglio, Neto
Defenders: Bremer, Gatti, Kelly, Kalulu, Cambiaso, Rugani, Lucumí, Cabal
Midfielders: Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz, McKennie, Sarr
Forwards: Kolo Muani, Zhegrova, Boga, Alajbegović, Ekhator, Woltemade