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Allegri hints at Marchisio return

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has hinted at the possibility of Claudio Marchisio returning from a six-month injury lay-off against Sampdoria on Wednesday.

Marchisio tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Juve's April clash with Palermo, ruling him out of Italy's Euro 2016 campaign and sidelining him for over six months.

The 30-year-old was named on the bench for Juve's 1-0 defeat at AC Milan on Sunday without getting on to the pitch, but it seems his comeback is imminent and Allegri expects him to have a big impact.

"One or maybe two of Marchisio, Daniele Rugani and Kwadwo Asamoah will play tomorrow, for sure," he told reporters.