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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/

Dedicata a don Abbondio Allegri

L'inattivitá ci fa male

Uno squadrone che fa paura a tutte le avversarie

Seconda forza imbottita di riserve peró

Non ci sará un quarto anno

A don Abbondio va bene lo 0-0

E gli hanno sequestrato anche il cellulare.

Ma che ha fatto Locatelli? Un tuffo alla Cagnotto.

E bravo don Massimiliano Abbondio

Dai don Abbondio schiera le tre punte. Fatti coraggioso.

Milan suffer more injury woes ahead of their match against Juventus AC Milan will be without Luka Jovic for their game against Juventus later today. The Bianconeri will face Milan in a match that is a direct clash between two rivals competing for second place in the league table. Max Allegri’s men are eager to win more fixtures to close the gap between the two clubs, and this match presents them with a good opportunity to do so. They have been handed a boost as Jovic is suffering from a muscle strain and will be unavailable for the game. He joins Theo Hernandez, Davide Calabria, Fikayo Tomori, and likely Simon Kjaer on the list of Milan stars who will miss the game. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/milan-suffer-more-injury-woes-ahead-of-their-match-against-juventus/

Juventus vs. AC Milan match preview Most years, a late-season meeting at the end of April between Juventus and AC Milan would garner attention for good number of days before things actually kick off. Throw into the fact that both teams are sitting in the top three, then you have the makings of all the storylines that the Italian press oh so desires: it’s the big matchup between two of the biggest clubs in Serie A with plenty at stake. ... well, that’s the case most years. This late-season matchup between Juve and Milan doesn’t have the same pop as previous years certainly had. The Scudetto has already been wrapped up. Milan’s grip on second place seems pretty safe mostly because the team directly behind them, Juventus, have been playing like a team that might get relegated over the last 12 games. ............ It’s all quite the setting for a Juventus team that has one win in their last six, two wins since the start of February and has seen nearly all of their 18-point advance over fifth place from three months ago almost completely disappear. It’s not like Milan’s form in all competitions is all the more impressive. While they have four wins in their last six league fixtures, they enter their trip to Turin having lost three out of their last four between Serie A and the Europa League, with a pair of losses to Roma and another to Inter in the Scudetto-deciding fixture happening all within the last two weeks. ............ And while Allegri will have a nearly full-strength squad, Milan will head to Turin without three of their four starting defenders, with Theo Hernandez, Davide Calabria and Fikayo Tomori all suspended thanks to what all went down in the Derby della Madonnina back on Monday night at San Siro. In theory, that should benefit Juventus as they go against a mostly second-string defense that Pioli will be forced to trot out. But, as we know, Juventus has had games where they create very little and can’t score the few chances they get, or they create plenty of chances and then their finishing in front of goal is what lets them down time and time again. That is evident by the simple numbers of the last 12 games in which Allegri’s squad has had the form of a relegation battler, scoring just 12 goals over that span. The only teams who have scored fewer times than that? Lecce, Udinese and Salernitana, who just sealed their ticket back to Serie B with Friday’s loss to fellow relegation candidate Frosinone. ............ Because, let’s be honest, it’s not like the first time these two teams met was all that glamorous. Juventus won, but even against a 10-man Milan team for nearly an hour it was far fro man impressive kind of showing. And now you factor in what has happened over the last three months? Oh boy. I’m feeling uneasy no matter how many Milan defenders are suspended and forced to watch at home back in Lombardi. TEAM NEWS Moise Kean is the only Juve player who is expected to miss the Milan game due to injury. The other two players who will not take part are the two suspended midfielders, Nicolo Fagioli and Paul Pogba. Fagioli is officially less than a month away from being eligible to play in an official game again, with his suspension coming to an end on May 20. At his pre-match press conference, Allegri said that Bremer was dealing with “a slight injury” against Cagliari and that he’s “better now,” but still has to decide Saturday morning about the Brazilian’s status. Two Juve players are at risk of being suspended for the trip to Rome next weekend if they are shown a yellow against Milan: Timothy Weah and Andrea Cambiaso. JUVENTUS PLAYER TO WATCH Somebody in a black and white jersey will have the responsibility of trying to keep one of the most explosive players in Serie A, Rafael Leao, under wraps Saturday evening. Based on the predicted lineups that are out there, it is likely going to be an American out wide on the right. The thing is, we don’t know which U.S. international. So we’ll just go in a broad sense. Some say it will be Weston McKennie starting out wide against Milan. Others think it will be Timothy Weah on the right as one of the two wingbacks in Allegri’s 3-5-2. Either way, the two USMNT fixtures will have a very large task no matter who is starting: trying to keep pace with Leao, who has three goals and two assists in his last six appearances in all competitions. ............ MATCH INFO When: Saturday, April 27, 2024. Where: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy. Official kickoff time: 6 p.m. in Italy and the Central European time zone, 5 p.m. in the United Kingdom, 12 p.m. Eastern time, 9 a.m. Pacific time. ............ Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/4/27/24138935/juventus-ac-milan-2024-serie-a-matchday-34-preview-team-news-schedule-how-to-watch

"Il coraggio, uno, se non ce l'ha, mica se lo puó dare" (Allegri don Abbondio)

Preview: Juventus vs Milan – Team News, Lineups & Prediction Allianz Stadium sets the stage for a blockbuster Serie A showdown between eternal rivals Juventus and Milan. Saturday’s clash in Turin is a battle between the two sides keen to finish ‘best of the rest’ after Inter claimed the Scudetto earlier this week. It’s been another disappointing season for Juventus, even though they’re on the verge of returning to the Champions League group stages after a season-long absence. Massimiliano Allegri’s men sit third in the table ahead of this round, boasting a comfortable ten-point lead on sixth-placed Atalanta. ............ Match Preview Juventus Juventus fans voiced their discontent with Allegri’s management again as Bianconeri shared the spoils with relegation-threatened Cagliari in a 2-2 draw last time out after giving up two first-half penalties. Another sub-below performance fuelled supporters’ rage, with the record-time Italian champions now winless in six of their seven most recent league outings (D3, L3). Overcoming Lazio in midweek Coppa Italia action to reach the grand final offered some light at the end of the tunnel. However, Allegri has a more pressing matter to address before his troops take on Atalanta in the title-deciding fixture later this month. Notoriously wasteful in the front third, Juventus have failed to score before halftime in 20 of their 33 league games this season. It’s their worst first-half tally since 2007/08, perhaps best explaining the club faithful’s unrest. But there’s a silver lining. Juventus are unbeaten in their last five home games in Serie A (W3, D2) and have racked up three consecutive clean sheets in Turin in the build-up to this encounter. Milan In contrast to Juventus’ well-documented scoring woes, Milan have been lethal this season, with only Inter (79) bettering their decent-looking tally of 64 Serie A goals. Particularly proactive on the road, Pioli’s men have netted 2+ goals on their last three Serie A travels (W2, D1), contributing to an impressive ratio of 2.17 goals per away league match this season. ............ Team News Nicolo Fagioli’s return from suspension for breaching betting rules is just around the corner, but he’s still unavailable. The same goes for Paul Pogba, while there’s hope for Moise Kean to make the matchday squad amidst a minor knee problem. As for Milan, Pierre Kalulu and Tommaso Pobega are in the treatment room, while Simon Kjaer has to beat the clock to put himself at Pioli’s disposal. Fikayo Tomori accumulated yellow cards against Inter and will remain on the sidelines. That’s not the end of Pioli’s troubles. Davide Calabria and Theo Hernandez lost their tempers at an ill-tempered tail-end of the Derby della Madonnina, picking up straight reds, which makes them unavailable for selection. Juventus vs Milan Potential Lineups Juventus (3-5-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Federico Gatti, Gleison Bremer, Danilo; Andrea Cambiaso, Weston McKennie, Manuel Locatelli, Adrien Rabiot, Filip Kostic; Federico Chiesa, Dusan Vlahovic. Milan (4-2-3-1): Mike Maignan; Yunus Musah, Malick Thiaw, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi; Yacine Adli, Tijjani Reijnders; Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Rafael Leao; Olivier Giroud. Juventus vs Milan Prediction Malick Thiaw’s first-half expulsion helped Juventus grab a narrow 1-0 win in the reverse fixture. Another low-scoring contest could be on the cards, but we expect a depleted Milan to settle the account. Prediction: Milan Win Read more -> https://cultofcalcio.com/preview-juventus-vs-milan-team-news-lineups-prediction/

Pioli reveals what they must do to hurt Juventus this weekend AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli knows that Juventus will be a tough nut to crack when both clubs meet in Serie A this weekend. The Bianconeri are eager to win the game and close the gap between them and Milan in the standings. However, the Milan club is determined to remain second in the standings by the end of the season, having already lost the top spot to Inter Milan. ............ Asked what his team must do to win, the Milan manager said: “We will have to fight, give our all, as if it were our last match, be focused, determined. We want to defend second place.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/pioli-reveals-what-they-must-do-to-hurt-juventus-this-weekend/