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Two decisive clashes await Allegri in Roma Juventus coach Max Allegri will travel to Roma twice in May, and the outcome of the two trips could be decisive for his future. The 56-year-old still has another year on his contract with the club, but his future at the Allianz Stadium remains uncertain, to say the least. Some observers believe the writing is already on the wall, claiming the Bianconeri have already set their mind on replacing the Livorno native at the end of the season, with Thiago Motta emerging as the favorite to succeed him. ............ The Turin-based giants will descend on the Italian capital this weekend to take on Roma in a Serie A showdown. The Bianconeri can mathematically book their place in the next edition of the Champions League with a win over Daniele De Rossi’s men. Moreover, Juventus will return to the Stadio Olimpico on the 15th of May for the Coppa Italian final against Atalanta. The outcome of these two Roman ventures will determine Allegri’s fate. ............ Nevertheless, Allegri continues to defend his work, arguing that the results remain in line with the club’s announced objectives, that is finishing in the Champions League zone. Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/sky-sport-two-decisive-clashes-await-allegri-in-roma/

Not only Allegri – Several Juventus players facing uncertain future The atmosphere at the Juventus dressing room remains uneasy with Max Allegri and a host of players yet to figure out what the future holds for them. This could be a summer of turmoil for the Bianconeri, with the club’s Football Director Cristiano Giuntoli ringing the changes. Many expect him to begin from the dugout, by giving Allegri and the technical staff their marching orders despite having one year left on their contracts. ............ With their deals expiring at the end of the season, Adrien Rabiot and Daniele Rugani may be the two most urgent matters on the renewal front. ............ Moreover, Juventus have a host of players who are running on contracts expiring in 2025. The list includes the three first-team goalkeepers, club captain Danilo, Moise Kean, Weston McKennie Samuel Iling-Junior and Federico Chiesa. Therefore, Juventus should act decisively in this regard, either by renewing their deals or putting them on the market, as they wouldn’t want to lose their services for free a year later. Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/not-only-allegri-several-juventus-players-facing-uncertain-future/

Juventus would turn to Jorginho if Rabiot leaves Juventus would reportedly try to lure in Arsenal midfielder Jorginho if they fail to keep Adrien Rabiot in Turin. ............ Journalist Massimo Pavan, Juventus are contemplating a move for Jorginho to plug the hole left by Rabiot in case the latter departs. The Italo-Brazilian has been at Arsenal since making the cross-city move from Chelsea in January 2023. This season, he has contributed with a goal and two assists and 35 appearances across all competitions. The 32-year-old’s contract will expire at the end of the season, but the Gunners have the option to extend it for another year. But Juventus will be hoping that the Euro 2020 winner frees himself and becomes available for free. ............ Pavan believes this maneuver could work thanks to Manuel Locatelli, who would relinquish the Regista role in favor of his international teammate, and occupy the more advanced spot that the French star would vacate. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/report-juventus-would-turn-to-arsenal-midfielder-if-rabiot-leaves/

Rai journalist reveals two hurdles that could sabotage Thiago Motta move to Juventus Italian journalist Marco Conterio names two obstacles that could prevent Juventus from appointing Thiago Motta. As we all know by now, the Bianconeri’s Football Director Cristiano Giuntoli has identified the Bologna coach as the ideal candidate to take over from Max Allegri. Nevertheless, the Tuscan manager still has one year on his hefty contact with the Old Lady, which is where the first hurdle might lie for Conterio. ............ Nevertheless, the Rossoblu’s owner Joey Saputo will try to convince the manager to stay put at the Renato Dall’Ara. “There are only two factors that could block Thiago Motta’s move, which seems to be a given, to Juventus,” explains Conterio during his appearance on Rai Sport. “On one hand, we have Saputo who relaunched talks with Motta and is trying to convince him to stay. “On the other hand, perhaps the economic resolution between Allegri and Juventus in case it doesn’t arrive.” The journalist feels that the talks between Juventus and Motta are heading in the right direction. “At the moment neither one nor the other factor seems to be an obstacle in this way. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/rai-journalist-reveals-two-hurdles-that-could-sabotage-thiago-motta-move-to-juventus/

Juventus need five points to secure Champions League qualification Like a lot of people, you’re probably left trying to do a little bit of math whenever one of Juventus’ latest disappointing result concludes. You need math because after being so damn comfortable in second place back in early February, Juve are now in a situation where they enter the final month of the 2023-24 season still without Champions League qualification wrapped up. ............ Juventus’ magic number for qualifying for the Champions League is down to just five points in their remaining four games. That is thanks to both Bologna and Roma dropping points on Sunday, while Atalanta made things even tighter between third place and sixth thanks to their 2-0 win over Empoli. With Roma and Bologna still on Juventus’ schedule these final four games, it means the head-to-head results will play a major role in the race to wrap up the Champions League spots even with Serie A now having a fifth spot at its disposal. Five more points would mean Juventus would hit the 70-point mark. (That would be the same total number of points Juve’s won on the field the last two seasons under Allegri.) ............ Of course, this all would be a very less stressful situation if Juventus hadn’t gone on a run where they’ve earned just 13 points in their last 13 games. If a couple of the seven draws or four losses had been wins, then Juventus would have already been at the 70-point threshold and clinched their Champions League spot like AC Milan was able to do this weekend even with the draw on Saturday. After making another trip to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome next weekend to face Roma, Juve finish the season with a home date against already-relegated Salernitana, a trip to Bologna and then Monza at the Allianz Stadium in the season finale. Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/4/28/24143874/juventus-points-needed-for-champions-league-qualification-2024-serie-a-bologna-roma-atalanta-news

Pavan questions Allegri’s substitution against AC Milan Massimo Pavan is not impressed with some of the substitutions Max Allegri made in Juventus’ match against AC Milan. The Bianconeri manager was desperate to find a goal in the game and brought on the likes of Arkadiusz Milik, Federico Chiesa, and Fabio Miretti. However, these substitutions did not result in a goal for the Bianconeri, and they dropped two more valuable points in the race to finish inside the Serie A top three. ............ Speaking after the game, a clearly unhappy Pavan said: “I can’t interpret some of Allegri’s choices now. Why put Miretti in such a decisive match with ten to go and not Alcaraz who has a good shot from outside? He hasn’t played for a long time and hasn’t had an impact for some time now. Why not at least try to a brief segment on the trident with Chiesa, Vlahovic and Yildiz? I didn’t even understand Alex Sandro on Tuesday.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/pavan-questions-allegris-substitution-against-ac-milan/

Allegri defends substituting Vlahovic when Juventus needed a goal Juventus manager Max Allegri has defended his decision to substitute Dusan Vlahovic during their match against AC Milan when they needed a goal. The Bianconeri played to a 0-0 draw against their rivals in the race for the second spot in the league, and Allegri started the game by pairing Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz. It was a surprise selection, but an even bigger surprise was when he subbed off Vlahovic for Arkadiusz Milik during the game. ............ Juve could not find a goal to win the game, and Allegri was questioned about that decision after the fixture. He said: “It was a normal substitution, Dusan had done well, but I needed fresh legs. Milan were getting deeper, so I threw on Milik, Chiesa and McKennie who is good on crosses. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/allegri-defends-substituting-vlahovic-when-juventus-needed-a-goal/

Juventus 0 - AC Milan 0: Initial reaction and random observations A proactive second-half showing couldn’t provide Juventus with the one thing that was eluding them all game long. For large stretches of Saturday night’s showdown with AC Milan, I feel like I was able to say something about Juventus that we haven’t said very much at all over the last three months (or maybe even longer than that): This team, this incredibly frustrating team, is doing a lot of things right. No, don’t close the page just yet, dear reader. I actually mean it. I promise. I’m serious. This was, I think, the best performance from Juventus — especially in the second half after Max Allegri made a couple of subs — that we’ve seen in weeks, if not longer than that. There was just one thing missing, and something that is one of the biggest things that has haunted Juventus over this three-month run of brutal results. The inability to finish in front of goal struck again for Juventus against Milan at the Allianz Stadium. Not even a second-half surge that was led by Federico Chiesa terrorizing the shorthanded Milan defense and a shift to a three-man attack was enough to see Juve get something past last-minute starter Marco Sportiello in goal. Try and try and try some more, but not one of Juve’s 13 shots they recorded in the second half found the back of the net, as the two rivals played out a scoreless draw that extended the Bianconeri’s run of draws in Serie A to three straight games. ............ The reason that makes it so frustrating and gives you the feeling that Juve dropped two points more than earned one point is that they were simply better on the whole than Milan. Not only did Juve outshoot Milan on the day and doubled them up in the process, the defense played about as well as it has in weeks — which meant that there was only one team that had actually recorded a shot on goal when the final whistle sounded. ............ They now have just two wins at home in the last three months. That just ... yeah, it’s not very good no matter how you try and spin it, and it’s something that surely has to be one of the biggest regrets amongst the many that this team will look back on once Matchday 38 comes and goes. RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS Personally, I like when Juventus actually score goals. Too bad they’ve forgotten how to do so over the last three months. I miss those first 3 1⁄2 weeks of January so much, man. ............ Sportiello made more saves WITH HIS FACE than Szczesny made all game. Take that in. I don’t want Federico Chiesa to be some sort of super sub going forward, but he sure was pretty damn great as a super sub against Milan on Saturday. That boy was EVERYWHERE, and was very much the driving force of Juve’s push to take the lead after coming on. The only problem was that despite all of Chiesa’s contributions, Juve just couldn’t score. I mean, in half an hour on the field, Chiesa had four key passes. That’s half the amount that Milan had as a team. Sure would like Chiesa to play like that the rest of the season. And then into the Euros. Also would like the three-man attack to become a regular thing because, you know, it actually allows Chiesa to play in a way that suits him perfectly. ............ Juventus had 13 shots in the second half and didn’t score a single goal. This damn team. This was a mixed bag of a start for Kenan Yildiz. He did some positive things, but there were other moments where he was just off the mark a little bit. One of the best things to see is him getting both a start and then some serious minutes on top of that. That’s because Saturday night was his highest minutes total of the season. ............ Juventus has two more home games. They’re against an already relegated Salernitana and then the season finale against Monza. How many points do we think they’re getting in those? Because I’m sure some kind of B.S. is gonna happen since that’s what we’ve seen plenty of times the last three months. Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/4/27/24142592/juventus-ac-milan-2024-serie-a-matchday-34-final-score-result-initial-reaction-random-observations

Di Marzio: “No chance for Allegri to stay, Thiago Motta has given his availability to Juventus” Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio offered some interesting updates regarding Juventus and their pursuit of Thiago Motta. ............ “Milan and Juventus are tiredly reaching the end of their cycles,” said the Italian journalist. “But then it will be important not to make a mistake when choosing the new coach. “Thiago Motta is on pole for Juventus. On the other hand, for Milan, there is the name of Lopetegui but he doesn’t excite the fans. “So we need to understand how much the club is influenced by the fans’ opinion when making their choice.” ............ “Allegri has no chance of remaining at Juventus. Thiago Motta is the chosen one and has given his availability for the club.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/di-marzio-no-chance-for-allegri-to-stay-thiago-motta-has-given-his-availability-to-juventus/

Stunning stat: Juventus the worst attack in Serie A over the last six weeks A report in the Italian media revealed that Juventus have scored fewer goals than any other team in Serie A over the last month or so. ............ For instance, Juventus have failed to score in four of their last six Serie A fixtures. They only managed to net three goals during this run, two coming from set pieces (Federico Gatti’s corner vs Fiorentina and Dusan Vlahovic’s freekick vs Cagliari) plus an own goal (Alberto Dossena). Astonishingly, the last time Juventus scored from open play dates back to the 1-1 draw against Atalanta on March 10th. So statistically speaking, the Bianconeri currently boast the worst attack in Serie A over the past month and a half. Even the relegated Salernitana managed to outscore Juventus during this timespan. These horrifying stats surely won’t go unnoticed when the Juventus management begins to plan for next season, starting with the technical staff. Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/stunning-stat-juventus-the-worst-attack-in-serie-a-over-the-six-weeks/

Juventus Player Ratings vs Milan: Bianconeri Thwarted by Sportiello Juventus (3-5-2) Wojciech Szczesny – 6 The former Arsenal man didn’t have a single save to make all match. ............ Federico Gatti – 6 ............ Gleison Bremer – 6.5 The Brazilian stood his ground and prevailed in his duel against Giroud and Noah Okafor. A comfortable outing overall. Danilo – 6.5 The Juventus captain looked confident and robust at the back, and even had some attacking forrays. However, he should have done better on the rebound with the goal at his mercy. Timothy Weah – 6.5 This was perhaps one of the American’s most impressive performances since joining the club. Matched Leao’s pace as he managed to pull off perfectly-timed interceptions against his foe. He also posed a threat in the final third, but lacked a killer touch. Andrea Cambiaso – 6 The versatile Italian acted as a box-to-box midfielder for Juventus. Worked hard in the middle of the park, but still needs to improve his shooting. Manuel Locatelli – 6 ............ Adrien Rabiot – 5.5 ............ Filip Kostic – 6 An encouraging display from the Serbian winger who delivered decent crosses to the box while also keeping Christian Pulisic in check. Tested Sportiello with a good shot from a surprising angle. Kenan Yildiz – 5.5 The Turkish teenager showcased flashes of genius, but they were too little too late. Lost the ball in promising positions on several occasions. Dusan Vlahovic – 6 The former Fiorentina man started on the right foot and threatened to score early on. He made himself involved in almost every Juventus play, but eventually ran out of steam before leaving the pitch at the hour mark. Substitutes Federico Chiesa – 6.5 The Bianconeri became more dangerous following the Italian’s introduction, created a host of chances from the flanks, including a couple for Milik. Arkadiusz Milik – 6 The Pole almost replicated his heroics from Tuesday, but was denied by Sportiello on one occasion, while another header whistled past the post. Weston McKennie – 6 ............ Fabio Miretti – N/A Read more -> https://cultofcalcio.com/juventus-player-ratings-vs-milan-bianconeri-thwarted-by-sportiello/

Sportiello saves Milan as Juventus drop two points at home again Juventus dropped two more points after playing to a goalless draw against AC Milan this afternoon. The Bianconeri started the game on the front foot and won the first corner after just five minutes. However, they failed to convert either of the two corners in quick succession. Dusan Vlahovic soon tested Marco Sportiello with a shot, but the goalkeeper saved it, albeit uncomfortably. It took almost 20 minutes into the game before Milan got close to troubling Juve’s defence. The skilful Rafael Leao beat his man, but the angle was tight, and he conceded a goal kick. Andrea Cambiaso had the next chance for Juve, but he shot wide as the Bianconeri looked for that elusive opener. In the 30th minute, Cambiaso set up Timothy Weah one-on-one with the goalie, but before he could shoot, a defender made a fantastic block out of nowhere. ............ Juve began the second half keen on getting the opener and forced Sportiello into a stunning double save. Kostic shot first, and the Milan keeper parried it towards Danilo’s path, who shot on the rebound, but the goalie saved again. After Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot, and Tijjani Reijnders all tried to break the deadlock and failed, Max Allegri substituted Filip Kostic and Vlahovic for Federico Chiesa and Arkadiusz Milik. ............ Allegri brought on Weston McKennie for Weah with 19 minutes of normal time left. Two minutes later, Milik rose highest to head the ball towards goal, only for Sportiello to pull off another world-class save. Despite their efforts, Juventus couldn’t score. The Bianconeri defended well, with Leao having another attempt to shoot blocked by Juve’s defence. Yildiz was the next Juventus player to leave the pitch, replaced by Fabio Miretti. The Turkish teenager was at the heart of some of Juventus’ best attacking moments in the game. Sportiello made a mess of a simple ball, and Rabiot pounced on the rebound, but somehow Malick Thiaw made a goal-line block. That was as close as it got for Juventus. Milik then had the next chance to score, but the Pole headed off target as Juve became desperate for a goal. However, they never came close again, and Sportiello was the hero as Juve dropped points once more. Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/sportiello-saves-milan-as-juventus-drop-two-points-at-home-again/

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