#INSERT type:image caption: Gianluigi Buffon will sit out Juve's key game in midweek in order to be fresh for some bigger matches over the coming week. END#
Massimiliano Allegri is to rest Gianluigi Buffon for a must-win game against Frosinone on Wednesday evening.
In view of Saturday night's trip to Napoli and the visit of Sevilla to Juventus Stadium in the Champions League next Wednesday, the Juve coach has decided now is as good a time as any to give Buffon a break and let summer signing Neto stand between the posts.
"Yes, Gigi's having a rest and Neto will play against Frosinone," Allegri confirmed at a news conference on Tuesday in which he stressed the importance of picking up the first win of the season at home after losing to Udinese and drawing with Chievo.
"We're currently behind and we've absolutely got to beat Frosinone to get our first win at home and to move into the top half of the table," he said. "We know that we're behind, but we've got to carry on taking things game by game. Right now, we're forced to do the chasing."
Allegri will be without Mario Mandzukic for the next 20 days while Alvaro Morata is doubtful for Tuesday night, which means Paulo Dybala and Simone Zaza could lead the Bianconeri attack together for the first time.
"It's possible," Allegri said. "Even if they've both got different characteristics, they are two players who fill the same role in the centre of the attack.
"We're in good shape and I've got a large squad to choose from. Even last year, we ended the season getting better and better and it's important that you're in good shape when March comes around, because that is when the fundamental games for the cups and the Scudetto arrive.
"We were improved at [Genoa's home ground] Marassi, but now we need to get even better and become even more dominant. That's necessary to beat the top teams in Europe. Getting through our Champions League group, where we've started very well, is our first objective."