With those in mind, Juventus said the Bhoys' desire to place a dent in Juve's qualification hopes means Conte is leaving no stone unturned.That has meant "intensive tactical workouts" with a view to making sure Celtic do not score the early goal which could give the Scots the momentum needed to start working towards causing a huge upset.Defender Giorgio Chiellini said: "Nothing is in the bag yet. We still have a lot to do and need to approach this game believing that.
While Conte could rest first team regulars including Stephan Lichsteiner, Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal -- all of whom played in Glasgow but are one yellow card away from suspension -- he is not short on quality.Conte could welcome back Ghanaian midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, who should be fresh after missing Friday's 1-1 Serie A draw away to Napoli, as well as French teenager Paul Pogba.Since joining the Italians for free from Manchester United in the summer, Pogba has shown maturity beyond his years in midfield and scored some stunning goals to boot.Reports in Italy suggest Conte's usual 3-5-2 formation will be spearheaded by strikers Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri, with Mirko Vucinic -- who started in Glasgow with Matri -- on the bench.Lennon admits Juve boast quality, but the Northern Irishman is convinced his side's Scottish Cup quarter-final win against St Mirren will give Celtic a much needed boost ahead of Wednesday's tie.He believes the Scots were hard done by in Glasgow, where they were ultimately handicapped by Alessandro Matri's early goal and left playing catch-up for the remainder.While the fallout from that defeat landed mainly at the feet of Nigerian defender Efe Ambrose, who was guilty of errors before all three of Juve's goals, there is no escaping the enormity of the task facing Lennon's men.
While Conte could rest first team regulars including Stephan Lichsteiner, Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal -- all of whom played in Glasgow but are one yellow card away from suspension -- he is not short on quality.Conte could welcome back Ghanaian midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, who should be fresh after missing Friday's 1-1 Serie A draw away to Napoli, as well as French teenager Paul Pogba.Since joining the Italians for free from Manchester United in the summer, Pogba has shown maturity beyond his years in midfield and scored some stunning goals to boot.Reports in Italy suggest Conte's usual 3-5-2 formation will be spearheaded by strikers Fabio Quagliarella and Alessandro Matri, with Mirko Vucinic -- who started in Glasgow with Matri -- on the bench.Lennon admits Juve boast quality, but the Northern Irishman is convinced his side's Scottish Cup quarter-final win against St Mirren will give Celtic a much needed boost ahead of Wednesday's tie.He believes the Scots were hard done by in Glasgow, where they were ultimately handicapped by Alessandro Matri's early goal and left playing catch-up for the remainder.While the fallout from that defeat landed mainly at the feet of Nigerian defender Efe Ambrose, who was guilty of errors before all three of Juve's goals, there is no escaping the enormity of the task facing Lennon's men.
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