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Malmo vs Juventus: 3 key Malmo players Juve should be wary of

By Jyotirmoy Halder

Malmo's Danish midfielder Anders Christiansen (unseen) is celebrated by teammates for scoring 2-1 during the UEFA Champions League qualifying football match between Malmo and HJK Helsinki at the Eleda stadium in Malmo, Sweden on July 21, 2021. - Sweden OUT (Photo by Anders Bjuro / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ANDERS BJURO/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
Malmo's Danish midfielder Anders Christiansen (unseen) is celebrated by teammates for scoring 2-1 during the UEFA Champions League qualifying football match between Malmo and HJK Helsinki at the Eleda stadium in Malmo, Sweden on July 21, 2021. - Sweden OUT (Photo by Anders Bjuro / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ANDERS BJURO/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images) /
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2. Antonio Colak

Antonio Colak, Croatia and Malmo (Photo by Slavko Midzor/Pixsell/MB Media/Getty Images)
Antonio Colak, Croatia and Malmo (Photo by Slavko Midzor/Pixsell/MB Media/Getty Images) /

Born in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Antonio Colak plays his national football for Croatia. Formerly with German clubs such as Nürnberg, Darmstadt 98, Ingolstadt 04, Colak joined Malmo last March on a loan deal until December from the Greek side PAOK.

Since moving to Scandinavia, Colak has racked up eight goals and two assists from 15 appearances covering 1,230 minutes of football, according to FBref.com. Eight goals from 15 matches signify that the player has enough quality to scare off, if not completely dominate, the Juve defence currently lacking confidence as well as the much-needed composure.

Malmo’s current manager in Jon Dahl Tomasson, a former Denmark international, is renowned for utilising the two-man forward-line to lead the attack. In recent times, Juventus have seemingly struggled to cope with the dynamism provided by a two-man offence.

Be it against Udinese in their opening game of Serie A this time or against Empoli, the Bianconeri defenders never looked relaxed while anticipating the danger of a robust counter-attack led by a pair of forwards leading the line.

Antonio Colak — with his frame of 6ft 2in and tenacious work rate — could cause havoc in the opposing rearguard on Tuesday. Fans will be hoping that the defence has learnt their lesson from the recent run of coinciding silly goals.

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