Alessandro Bastoni
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Sees red against Shakhtar Wednesday
Bastoni was sent off after picking up two yellow cards in three minutes of Wednesday's Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Analysis: Bastoni received his first yellow card in the 66th minute, and a second two minutes later for a push on Oleh Ocheretko inside the Shakhtar box after the visiting players called for a booking, and he will now serve a one-match ban, which rules him out of the trip to Feyenoord on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The suspension applies only to European competition, so he remains available for Serie A and could return in the Champions League against Stuttgart on Nov. 25.
DNP in Torino tilt
Bastoni (lower leg) didn't come off the bench in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Torino.
Analysis: Bastoni shook off a lower leg problem that cost him the previous match but wasn't deployed right away. He'll supplant Carlos Augusto once he's in better shape. He has tallied at least one tackle in his last three displays, accumulating nine (six won) and posting five clearances, one interception and six crosses (zero accurate) during that stretch, with no clean sheets.
Fit for Torino game
Bastoni (lower leg) "has resumed training fully and will be back in this one, then we'll see how to use him," coach Christian Chivu communicated.
Analysis: Bastoni has shaken off a relapse of a tibia problem that cost him one Serie A game and one cup tilt and could reclaim his starting job over Carlos Augusto if in good enough shape. He has registered at least one clearance in nine consecutive appearances, totaling 24, contributing to one clean sheet and logging 14 tackles (nine won), 22 crosses (seven accurate) and five interceptions over that span.
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