For this game, Conte could field a 4-3-3 formation. In the reverse fixture, he surprised everyone by deploying a more 3-5-2 formation to mirror Udinese’s. While that did work to a certain extent, his offense looked rather toothless in attack. He did, however, manage to come away with a point from the Friuli, something which no side has managed to repeat this season. Leonardo Bonucci, Claudio Marchisio, Simone Pepe and Mirko Vucinic are all doubts for the game.