Arthur dropped after arriving late for training
Arthur will not feature for Juventus against Venezia on Saturday (AEDT) after the midfielder was dropped by Massimiliano Allegri for arriving late to training.
Juve has been underwhelming since Allegri's return for a second tenure and currently sits fifth in Serie A, nine points behind leader AC Milan and seven behind Atalanta in the final UEFA Champions League qualification spot.
Allegri's team has, however, secured qualification for the next round of the UEFA Champions League by topping its group, while it was a 2- victors over Genoa in its most recent league game.
As Juve prepares to visit Venezia, which has suffered 15 defeats against the Bianconeri in its past 17 Serie A meetings, Allegri confirmed Arthur will not be in the squad after the former Barcelona midfielder arrived late to training.
"It's simple, he arrived late the day before the game," Allegri said.
"So I don't think it's right and he won't be called up, but from Tuesday he'll be back with the team. These things happen."
Indeed, Arthur has only started twice for Juve this season across all competitions, making eight appearances in total for his 255 minutes with the likes of Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot and Rodrigo Bentancur preferred.
Arthur has only created four chances across those appearances, as he continues to form way below the standards he set at Camp Nou.
Aside from the Brazil international's misdemeanour, Allegri explained he is expecting a tough test from Venezia, which is just five points above the relegation zone.
"The next step is tomorrow's match, which I think is complicated," he added. "If I'm not mistaken, Venezia scored a lot at home: I think they didn't score a goal only with Inter [Milan].
"However, Venezia plays and is a carefree team, then comes from a bad defeat against Verona. They had dominated the first half, tomorrow they play with Juventus and will try to make a historic feat.
"We have to put ourselves on par with them, in terms of mentality and above all in terms of pace.
"Nobody has played on the pitch of this team, only Chiellini and I played in Venice. It's all strange because you arrive by ferry and then the field is narrower.
"If you don't go there and play a certain game then you put yourself on a par with the others, you risk getting hurt. There are narrow fields where there are no spaces and the games become fast.
"Just look at the results and goals scored by Venice who beat Rome and Fiorentina. Then they are a team that plays football well and creates a lot. I congratulate [Paolo] Zanetti. We have to play an important match."
