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2Feb By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Every word from Allegri’s post-Lazio press conference on performance, Locatelli, Vlahovic and Chiesa plus more

Juventus beat Lazio 1-0 to reach the semifinals of the Coppa Italia, thanks to a goal from Gleison Bremer, and here's Massimiliano Allegri’s full post-match interview from Sport Mediaset and Sky Italia: Can we say that you have found your Juve again? «Let's say that tonight was a good game, we played well with the ball, especially in the first half. In the second half, Lazio kept the ball much more, but we conceded little or nothing to Lazio, the most important thing is to have given a certain attitude that we didn't have against Monza, especially in the first half, because we conceded two very avoidable goals and this should make us think. Tonight the boys were very good.» In view of Salerno, will this match be reviewed in the locker room? «There's no need to watch this ga...

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2Feb By Jurre van WanrooijNo Comments

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Juventus 1-0 Lazio: Player Ratings

Juventus and Lazio fought for a spot in the semi-finals at the Allianz Stadium on Thursday, with a Bremer goal proving enough to beat the visitors from the capital. In a far from filled up Allianz, Juventus and Lazio battled out who'd face Inter in the next round of the Coppa Italia. The match started out pretty evenly, with the Bianconeri having the slight upper hand. Both teams had some opportunities, Lazio came close with a Zaccagni curler, while Kostić troubled Maximiano from a tight angle. However, Juventus managed to take the lead just before the end of the first half. Lazio couldn't get the ball away and it fell to Kostić, who directly delivered it into the box. That turned out to be a great cross, as Bremer beat Maximiano to the ball and headed in the 1-0. I...

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2Feb By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus v Lazio: Latest team news and probable lineup

Juventus' poor season has hit a new low as they were defeated by former rivals Napoli and newly promoted Monza, leaving them in 13th place in the Serie A table, 14 points behind the top six, and even behind city rivals Torino. The 14-time Coppa Italia winners will look to salvage some pride in the cup competitions, starting with a quarter-final match against Lazio, where they hope to set up a semi-final against either Inter or Atalanta. Juventus reached the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Monza thanks to goals from Federico Chiesa and Moise Kean, before they met in Serie A last Sunday, where Juventus lost by 2-0 at Allianz Stadium. Despite losing to Juventus in their last Serie A meeting, Lazio, under former Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri, are in strong form, sitting 15 points a...

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1Feb By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Every word from Allegri’s pre-Lazio press conference on Pogba, Chiesa and Cuadrado’s fitness plus more

Massimiliano Allegri spoke at the press conference on the eve of tomorrow's match against Lazio in Coppa Italia quarterfinals: What reaction does he want to see from his team? "The players are sorry, angry and embittered. Tomorrow is another competition, however, we need to focus on tomorrow's match against a team that is doing excellent things in the league. It's a one-off match and it will have to be played with these canons." How's the team doing? "We're off again, this is another championship and we've played only a few games. I haven't decided anything tomorrow and I'll decide the line-up tomorrow. Besides Bonucci, Pogba won't be available due to a problem with his flexors." Should we expect anything from Paredes? “The whole team had a bad performance, the team h...

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29Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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‘We neet to get points to avoid relegation’ – Every word from Allegri’s post-Monza press conference

Every word from Massimiliano Allegri's press conference after Juventus' 2-0 defeat by Monza on Sunday. DELICATE PERIOD  "It's normal that it's delicate. But we need to take note that external things shouldn't concern us, we've only scored 1 point in the last 3 games, conceded 10 goals. We need to start working again with different attention, in the first half we didn't we can concede a goal from a throw-in. "Little reaction, good second half but it wasn't enough. We messed up in the first half, there are no excuses. We need to recover with total serenity, Thursday there's an inside-out match. The team had scored 38 points, but now they have 23. We need to score points that lead us to safety. This is reality. If we don't look at reality, we'll get hurt. We need to be able to se...

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29Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus 0-2 Monza: Match report and player ratings

Juventus continues to perform poorly in Serie A after losing 5-1 to Napoli and then being deducted 15 points due to false accounting and capital gains. The Bianconeri have conceded 10 goals in the last three games of the season, while scoring only four goals. Today was another day to forget for Juventus fans. Today was a good day at the Allianz Stadium before the match against Monza, after the return of Dusan Vlahovic and Paul Pogba who was preparing to make his official Juventus debut ended without playing. In the first minutes of the game Juventus fans saw that today could be a bad day after Monza scored an early goal but it was disallowed after a VAR review. It was a goal scored by Gianluca Caprari in the 10th minute of the game. But it didn't take long for Monza to open the...

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28Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus v Monza: Match preview, team news and probable lineups

After a two-match winless streak in Serie A, Juventus return to action on Sunday when they host Monza at the Allianz Stadium at 15:00 local time. Juventus have conceded eight goals in Serie A in their last two matches, meanwhile, had conceded only seven goals in 17 games before that two games. The first half of the season ended leaving Juventus in 10th place with 23 points after being penalized and deducted15 points, the plan is the second half of the season where they will be fighting for the big four. In the last two games of the first half of the season, they lost 5-1 fo to Napoli before drawing with Atalanta 3-3 in their most recent match. As for Monza, they are unbeaten in their last five matches in Serie A, with two wins and three draws. Monza finished the first half o...

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28Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Every word from Allegri’s on his meeting with Elkann, team news ahead of Monza, McKennie future and more

Every word from Massimiliano Allegri's pre-Monza press conference on Weston McKennie future, Pogba and Vlahovic fitness, Leandro Paredes, meeting with John Elkann and more: JUVENTUS MATCH AGAINST MONZA "How the team arrives? We get there after two games, we had a good game with Atalanta but only collected one point. We know we have made a defeat and a draw in the last few games, conceded 8 goals and we must absolutely improve. "We had conceded 7 goals in 17 games, now 2 goals in 8 games. Plus the Italian Cup 9, making only 6 goals. We must go back to old habits. It is true that football is strange and there are also these evenings, but tomorrow we face Monza, which plays well and has already done well in the Italian Cup. Tomorrow they will have more owners, it will be importan...

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22Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Full Max Allegri post-Atalanta press conference

Massimiliano Allegri 's words to DAZN after Juve-Atalanta . GRASSANI - "I heard him, he's very good... I have no questions for him, these aren't my duties. But that tie is wonderful (laughs, ed.)". THE MATCH- "The only patch so far has been the Champions League, the team scored 38 points in the league, removing Salernitana... There was a technical error, apart from Napoli, we'd be ahead of the others. "Tonight the boys showed responsibility , seriousness and desire to continue what we had undertaken, it wasn't easy after all the pressure. The game had become complicated. We mustn't let ourselves be distracted by external things, I have to compliment the boys and say thank you. "It was a psychological aspect, seeing each other at tenth place is as if they took away what you did....

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22Jan By Jurre van WanrooijNo Comments

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Juventus 3-3 Atalanta: Player Ratings

A six-goal-thriller between Juventus and Atalanta ended up without a winner. After a horrible week, the Bianconeri showed character as they restart the chase for European football. The match couldn't have started any worse for Juventus. After the hard hit of the 15 point deduction in Serie A, the Bianconeri also conceded after five minutes because of a Szczesny mistake. The Polish goalkeeper slapped a Lookman shot at the near post into his own goal. 23 minutes into the match, Nicolò Fagioli earned Juventus a penalty, which was converted by Angel Di Maria. A beautiful Bianconeri attack ten minutes later ended up with Milik scoring the 2-1 from a great cross by Fagioli. That attack also included some Di Maria magic. Juventus started the second half horrendously. Both Maehle and B...

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22Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus drew with Atalanta in a six-goal thriller

Juventus drew with Atalanta in a six-goal thriller on Sunday, with Angel Di Maria, Arkadiusz Milik and Danilo scored for the Bianconeri. It was the first game Juventus played after being penalized where15 points were deducted, which made them drop from third place to 10th place with only 22 points. Massimiliano Allegri's men get a victory in their most-recent match against Monza in the Coppa Italia, winning 2-1, despite previously losing 5-1 to Napoli. While Gasperini's Atalanta side has scored 13 goals in their last two games. Five minutes into the first half, Atalanta opened the scoring after a mistake by Wojciech Szczesny who failed to save a shot by Ademola Lookman. Juventus then started to try to repay the goal, which was eventually scored by Angel Di Maria from the pen...

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22Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus v Atalanta: Match preview, team news and probable lineups

Coming off a very difficult week, Juventus host Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in the matchday 19 of Serie A on Sunday at 20:45 local time. Juventus have been handed a 15-point penalty by the Federal Court of Appeals on Friday as a result of the investigation into the plusvalenza capital gains case. This leaves them on 22 points in tenth position alongside Bologna and Empoli, outside of the European spots the club usually contends for. They were previously in third position in Serie A behind league leaders, Napoli, and AC Milan. In the last league match Juventus were trashed out 5-1 by Napoli on Saturday last week, although on Thursday they performed well in the Coppa Italia round of 16 and beat Monza 2-1, thanks to two goals from Moise Kean and Federico Chiesa. Juventus have ...

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21Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus press conference with Allegri on the match against Atalanta, punishmens plus more

Massimiliano Allegri's pre-Atalanta long press conference: JUVE-ATALANTA - "What do I say to the fans? Tomorrow is important, you have to close the first leg in the best way. It is special, after yesterday we need to get more back together. Working with a low profile, that's why we are here, I with the staff and the players just have to think about the field ". WHAT CHANGE - "Nothing changes, tomorrow is difficult, Atalanta is in excellent physical shape. We play at home, tomorrow is to be tackled in the best way, to be won. Given the ranking, it would allow us to be able to hook seventh place and we must make seventh place. Then we have the Europa League, the Italian Cup. We must continue to work, keep the profile low, try to do the best possible." HOW IT IS BREAKED - "We must no...

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19Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus v Monza: Match preview, team news and probable lineups

At 21:00 local time on Thursday, Juventus will play host to Monza in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals after being humiliated by Napoli last week in Serie A. Juventus' eight-game league winning streak came to an end on Friday when they were defeated 5-1 by Napoli in the Serie A match that decided the league title battle. Juventus will now attempt to recover against Monza on Thursday night after suffering their biggest defeat in any tournament for thirty years following their greatest run in years. Juventus will attempt to win a number of competitions this year after being demoted from the Champions League to the Europa League, including the Coppa Italia. The last time Juventus faced Monza was a 1-0 defeat in which saw Angel Di Maria sent off. Raffaele Palladino, a former Juve w...

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16Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Allegri will not be available for Juventus’ match against Monza

Massimiliano Allegri will not be available for Juventus' match against Monza in the Coppa Italia on Thursday because of the red card he received in the Coppa Italia last year. Juventus will host Monza on Thursday at 21:00 local time at the Allianz Stadium in the round of 16 of Coppa Italia. After being thrashed 5-1 by Napoli on Friday, the Bianconeri will be looking to reconnect with fans in the Coppa Italia on Thursday night. However, Marco Landucci, who is already an assistant coach, will be the acting-head coach since Massimiliano Allegri will not appear because he is suspended. Massimiliano Allegri shown a red card in the Coppa Italia final last year where Juventus lost 4-2 to Inter after extra time, with Alex Sandro and Dusan Vlahovic scored Juventus' goals.  

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13Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Allegri reacted on Juventus’ huge defeat against Napoli

Juventus were demolished by Napoli in the Serie A title race match decider with a 5-1 victory at Diego Armando Maradona on Friday. Napoli with the help of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Victor Osimhen who scored two goals, Elif Elmas and Amir Rrahmani defeated Juventus and immediately increased the gap to ten points. Here's what Massimiliano Allegri said after the match “We have to congratulate Napoli because they played a good match. As for us we were a little low on energy. After the first 20 minutes, which we had a bit of difficulty, we got up, but that's football too. Now we need to get back on our feet, recover energy and start working again," said Alegri. “It's not the heaviest defeat of my career with Juventus. Tonight was deserved, then there are situations, like tonight, w...

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13Jan By Mo ShakeelNo Comments

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Napoli 5-1 Juventus | Player Ratings

Juventus have suffered a total humiliation at the hands of Napoli at the Maradona stadium. The hosts were completely superior throughout the 90 minutes. Osimhen gave Napoli the lead early on in the first half. Kvaratskhelia scored the second later on but Di Maria got one back for Juve in the first half. At the interval, Juventus were still in this but needed a change in approach in the second half. The change is approach never came. Napoli stamped their authority in the second half and completely destroyed the Bianconeri. Rrahmani, Osimhen and Elmas scored the three goals for the home side in the second half. Napoli have now moved 10 points ahead of Juventus and any chance of Juventus challenging for the Scudetto this season have faded away. Here are our Juventus player ratings...

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13Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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What stats say ahead of Juventus match against Napoli

Juventus will travel to Napoli in matchday 18 of Serie A on Friday at 20:45 local time. Massimiliano Allegri’s boys are on an eight-game winning streak and are in second place, seven points behind leaders Napoli. Here's some numbers you need to know ahead of this title-race decider match: Napoli are unbeaten in their last two Serie A matches against Juventus (W1 D1), last recording a longer unbeaten streak against the Bianconeri in 2011 (five, with Walter Mazzari in charge). Juventus have lost more matches against Napoli than any other side in Serie A (70)as well as conceding more goals against them than any other team in the competition (224) - however, the Partenopei have only lost one of their last games against the Bianconeri, after suffering four defeats in the previous fi...

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13Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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From Turin to Naples: A brief history between Juventus and Napoli

Juventus and Napoli are two of the most successful clubs in Italian football history. The two teams have a long-standing rivalry that dates back to the 1930s, when both clubs were competing in the top tier of Italian football. The first match between the two teams took place on January 22, 1928, in a Coppa Italia match, which Napoli won 2-1. Since then, the teams have met in numerous competitions, including Serie A, Coppa Italia, and the Supercoppa Italiana. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, the teams had a relatively even head-to-head record, with each team winning multiple matches against the other. However, in the 1950s and 1960s, Juventus began to dominate the rivalry, winning several Serie A titles during this period. In the 1970s and 1980s, Napoli emerged as a major force in I...

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12Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Napoli v Juventus: Match preview, team news and probable lineups

Juventus will travel to Napoli in matchday 18 of Serie A on Friday at 20:45 local time. After winning eight consecutive league games without being concended a single goal, The Old Lady will be hoping to win and close the gap to four points. Massimiliano Allegri's boys are on an eight-game winning streak and are in second place, seven points behind leaders Napoli. In the last game, Juventus beat Udinese 1-0 with Danilo scoring in the last minutes of the game on Saturday. Luciano Spalletti's Napoli beat Sampdoria 2-0 with goals scored by Victor Osimhen and Elif Elmas on penalty on the following day. Team news and probable starting lineups Juventus will welcome back Gleison Bremer who did not appear for the Udinese game as a precaution. Dusan Vlahovic, Paul Pogba, Leonard...

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12Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus press conference with Allegri on the match against Napoli, injuries, and more

Massimiliano Allegri has spoken to the press conference ahead Juventus's clash against Napoli. Juventus will face Napoli on Friday in a title-race decider match, where there are only seven points gap between to teams, with Napoli on top of the table, and Juventus as second. On Napoli: "How is the team? The team is fine, quite well, we did 3 days of work before the game and we are in good condition, we will see what we can do." On Danilo: "He's doing well, like everyone else. The attitude has changed, and we must continue on this path." On injuries: "The returns should be imminent. Before Monza it is unlikely that someone will return for the Coppa Italia match, maybe with Atalanta someone should be available. Cuadrado can go with the team from Tuesday, and maybe he can be the on...

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9Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Cheisa would like to start from the beginning against Napoli

Federico Chiesa would like to start from the beginning against Napoli, as the idea of ​​​​starting him from the first minute begins to tease Allegri, according to Corriere Dello Sport. If he manages to starting from the beginning against in the Napoli, it would be the first time that Federico Chiesa starts for Juventus since last year January 9th. Federico Chiesa came back from a long-term injury, having played 106 minutes since his return despite not playing the beginning. In those minutes, he dished out two assists, including the last one against Udinese. Massimiliano Allegri hasn't decided to start him from the beginning yet, where he wants him to start only after he is 100% fit. Juventus have a big game against Napoli on Friday in Serie A, where there is a seven-point gap b...

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9Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Latest on Bremer, Cuadrado, Pogba, Bonucci and De Sciglio injuries ahead of the clash against Napoli

Gleison Bremer is the only player who did not feature in Juventus' 1-0 win over Udinese on Saturday who will be back for the big game against Napoli. Juventus beat Udinese 1-0 thanks to Danilo's late striker to move into second place in Serie A, seven points behind Napoli ahead of their clash on Friday. Gleison Bremer had suffered in the Cremonese game and Allegri refused to take any risks to play him against Udinese, meaning he will be back for the Napoli game. Another player who was expected to return for the Napoli match is Dusan Vlahovic, but he will not play as he and Paul Pogba are expected to return in the coming weeks, with the timing of their return yet to be confirmed. The closest to returning seems to be Cuadrado, recovering from a nuisance in his left knee, which coul...

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7Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Allegri reacted on the win over Udinese, Di Maria and Chiesa return and more

Juventus continue to put pressure on the front teams in the hope that they can return in the battle for the Scudetto this season. The Bianconeri beat Udinese 1-0 thanks to Danilo's late goal, their eighth consecutive win in Serie A without conceding a goal. As they prepare to face Napoli in their next game, Juventus are four points behind Napoli which still has a game to play. Should Napoli win, they will be seven points ahead of Juventus. Massimiliano Allegri had more to say after the Udinese game: "We have to improve performance, today it was better than in Cremona but Udinese is a strong team. In the second half we grew up and had opportunities, it was a good victory brought home. "Di Maria made extraordinary games, Paredes gave an excellent ball, if you don't have the desir...

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7Jan By Jurre van WanrooijNo Comments

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Juventus 1-0 Udinese: Match Ratings

Juventus left it late again, but captain Danilo made sure the three points would stay in Turin. The Bianconeri have now won their last 8 matches in Serie A and have kept a clean sheet in all of those. The first big chance of the match was for Udinese. Beto was found at the second post, he beat Miretti in the air and headed the ball towards Szczesny. The Polish goalkeeper was alert and punched the ball away from the goal. One minute later, the other goalkeeper had to react. Rugani put his head to a Di Maria cross, but Silvestri made an excellent save to keep it 0-0. Juventus grew a little more into the match in the latter stages of the first half, and Di Maria put Kean one-on-one with Silvestri, but the Udinese goalkeeper once again denied Juventus the 1-0. Inching closer Sil...

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6Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Juventus press conference with Allegri on Vialli death, team news ahead of the match against Udinese and more

Massimiliano Allegri's pre-Udinese press conference on Vialli's passing away, team news and more. On Gianluca Vialli: "I had the pleasure of meeting Vialli, he gave so much to football and to Juventus. I kindly ask you to take a minute's silence in memory of these two men. "He represented so much as a player, above all as a man. For the younger players he was certainly an example to follow. We will all miss him." On Di Maria and Paredes: "Tomorrow, regardless of the return to the Stadium, with our fans, the stadium will be full and it will be a good opportunity for us. Di Maria has recovered. Paredes is improving in condition, Bremer is tired, I will evaluate conditions today. Rugani will be ready to play. I will evaluate the formation today, I have to make choices. "Toda...

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4Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Allegri reacted on Juventus’ win over Cremonese, transfers, injuries and more

Massimiliano Allegri has reacted on Juventus' 1-0 win over Cremonese on Wednesday in their first game of the year. Juventus continued where they left off last year thanks to Arkadiusz Milik's last-minute goal. The Bianconeri are now on a run of seven league games win in a row without conceding a goal. At the opening, the Juventus coach commented on the difficulty of the match: "We knew the importance and difficulty of this match, Cremonese are a well organized team. In the first half we made a lot of mistakes technically, there were so many unknown factors. It was a good victory, we took another little step forwardm We extended on fifth and this is very important." For the match in Cremona, Allegri left several important players on the bench: "I had some important players on the b...

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3Jan By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Cremonese v Juventus: Match preview, team news and probable lineups

Juventus will play their first match in Serie A since November last year, where they travel to Cremonese on Wednesday at 18:30 CET. The Bianconeri was on a greatoa of six consecutive wins before going into the World Cup break, keeping a clean-sheet in all of those six games. Max Allegri's team, despite being hit by many injury problems, and even being dismissed from the Champions League groups, they want to turn around their season, by trying to win Europa League and Coppa Italia this season. Juventus played three friendlies after the World Cup, including a 2-0 win over Arsenal despite being outplayed, a 1-0 win over Rijeka and a 1-1 draw with Standard de Liege last week. For Cremonese, they are the only team yet to win a game in Serie A this season, with eight kisses and seven...

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16Dec By Max StatmanNo Comments

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Arsenal v Juventus: Match preview, team news, possible XI and how to watch

Juventus is anticipated to play against Arsenal on Saturday, 19:00 CET at Emirates Stadium after defeating Lazio 3-0 in the final Serie A matchup prior to the World Cup. Since the World Cup break, Arsenal has already competed in two friendlies, winning both of them. In the Dubai Super Cup, they defeated AC Milan by a score of 2-1. Before the World Cup break, the Bianconeri were in excellent Serie A form, winning six straight games without giving up a goal. However, last month, they started another shocking chapter when all of the board of directors, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved, quit. In the midst of an investigation into potential financial wrongdoings, the whole club board resigned. Massimiliano Allegri's team has responded admirably to a...

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14Nov By Mo ShakeelNo Comments

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Juventus 3-0 Lazio | Player Ratings

Juventus have made it six wins out of six, not just the points, the Bianconeri have also kept six consecutive clean sheets in Serie A. The start of the season was a very disappointing one but Max Allegri is starting to get the best out of his squad. Juventus have now jumped to third spot in the table. Moise Kean gave Juventus the lead just before the half time. The Italian forward got his second early on in the second half. Arek Milik scored the third goal for the Turin side. Here are our player ratings: Starting XI - Szczesny (8) - Danilo (8) - Bremer (8) - Gatti (7) - Cuadrado (7) - Fagioli (8) - Locatelli (8) - Rabiot (8) - Kostic (8) - Kean (9) - Milik (8) Subs Ratings - Di Maria (6) - Chiesa (7) - Paredes (NA)

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