Juventus director Beppe Marotta spoke of a Crotone “minefield” and the “mirage” of seeing Paul Pogba and Alvaro Morata return.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for the line-ups and Liveblog.

“This match is a potential minefield and we have everything to lose. We’ve already seen us have difficult trips recently to SPAL and Benevento,” Marotta told Mediaset Premium.

Juventus director Beppe Marotta spoke of a Crotone “minefield” and the “mirage” of seeing Paul Pogba and Alvaro Morata return.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for the line-ups and Liveblog.

“This match is a potential minefield and we have everything to lose. We’ve already seen us have difficult trips recently to SPAL and Benevento,” Marotta told Mediaset Premium.

“We’re not going to win the Scudetto today, there are 15 points still to go and we need to be consistent before and after facing Napoli.”

He was asked about reports that Pogba and Morata could return to Juventus, as they seem to be regretting their moves to Manchester United and Chelsea respectively.

“Personally, I don’t believe in returns, but there are exceptions. These are two great players and good lads, but to be honest, they are mirages for us.

“Matteo Darmian? No, nothing has been done there.”

Marotta also spoke about the on-going controversy over the Champions League exit to Real Madrid.

“VAR is an instrument that is not perfect, but it does reduce the number of errors. It should be used in the Champions League as soon as possible.

“It’s paradoxical that there should be VAR in Italy, goal-line officials in some countries, not in others. We said Pierluigi Collina assigned a referee that was not experienced enough for the task at hand.”

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