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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/

“Juve can’t play with fire.” Pavan warns Juventus ahead of the AC Milan match Juventus has an important fixture this weekend as they face AC Milan. They must win this game to maintain the narrow gap between them and Bologna. ............ However, they are not the only threat, as AS Roma is currently only six points behind the Bianconeri, with Atalanta also in close pursuit. This makes every remaining match a must-win for Juventus, starting with the weekend fixture against Milan. ............ Massimo Pavan insists that Juventus must avoid playing with fire and ensure they win their remaining matches. He said: “We need a victory against Milan because Juve can’t play with fire. “Roma are two victories away, Atalanta potentially at minus 7, their place in the Champions League is still far from certain.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juve-cant-play-with-fire-pavan-warns-juventus-ahead-of-the-ac-milan-match/

Allegri: Next season will be beautiful for Juventus Coach’s comments ahead of Juventus clash against Milan Juventus will host Milan with a last opportunity to rein in the second-placed side and get the closing stanza to their own season back on track. Two wins in the last twelve games has not only seen Juve fall out of contending for the Scudetto, but there’s a very real chance now that fourth-placed Bologna could overhaul them with the two teams set to meet in the penultimate weekend of the season. Speaking during his pre-match press conference, coach Massimiliano Allegri talked about the upcoming game. The coach was asked what was missing in this Juventus side that they needed to lift the Scudetto again. Would winning the Coppa Italia change his perception of how this season has transpired? Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/4/26/24141800/juventus-milan-serie-a-match-preview-allegri-comments-chiesa-yildiz-vlahovic-ballon-d-or

Bologna sets up road blocks in Juventus way towards Thiago Motta Bologna remains determined to keep Thiago Motta as their manager, even as Juventus circles the former Italy midfielder. Motta is arguably the most sought-after manager in Serie A this season as he leads his unfancied Bologna side toward qualification for next season’s Champions League. Interestingly, they could overtake Juventus in the league standings before the campaign ends and finish third. ............ However, Bologna wants to keep him, and they have prepared a two-year deal to offer him if they qualify for the Champions League. They are confident he will want to lead the team in European competition next season and will push to keep him. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/bologna-sets-up-road-blocks-in-juventus-way-towards-thiago-motta/

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This could be the perfect time for Juventus to face AC Milan Tomorrow evening, Juventus welcomes AC Milan to the Allianz Stadium in a game that could have a significant impact on who finishes second behind Inter Milan in the standings. All things considered, this could be the perfect time for Juve to face their fierce rivals. Juventus has home advantage and goes into the game in good spirits following their progress to the Coppa Italia final. Meanwhile, Milan has just lost at home to bitter local rivals Inter, which saw the Nerazzurri claim the Scudetto. ............ So, in essence, we have two teams in very different places right now. Juve is in a very positive mood, having reached a cup final, while Milan will be devastated by what transpired this week. Of course, this does not mean that it will be a walkover for Juve. They will be up against a good side that certainly dislikes the Bianconeri and will be desperate to win in Turin. However, football is an emotional sport and right now, Juve is in far better shape in that regard. It will be a tough match, but Juve does have the advantage. Milan will be weakened because of suspensions, and the timing of this game is probably as good as it can be for Juventus. Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/this-could-be-the-perfect-time-for-juventus-to-face-ac-milan/