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Massimo Pavan insists Juventus has failed to strengthen its squad this month Journalist Massimo Pavan has expressed his disappointment with Juventus’ decision to sign only Tiago Djalo in this transfer window. Expectations were high for Juventus to have a successful transfer window, with the anticipation of several new players bolstering their squad. However, this hasn’t materialised, and with just a few days left before the transfer window closes, there are no indications of a midfielder joining them shortly. ............ “We haven’t strengthened ourselves, and Kean’s departure forces us to hope that Chiesa doesn’t have any more problems, because three attackers between now and the end of the season are very few. I would have expected something in midfield, but evidently, the opportunity Giuntoli had talked about never arrived.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/massimo-pavan-insists-juventus-has-failed-to-strengthen-its-squad-this-month/

Paolo Di Canio predicts Allegri’s approach for the Inter Milan match Juventus’ next match will be a direct clash with Inter Milan, which could propel them back to the top of the Serie A table. ............ The Bianconeri will have an easier run-in and could still overtake Inter, considering the Nerazzurri’s involvement in a tough knockout stage in Europe. Inter will play more games, increasing the possibility of them slipping up in the title race. Paolo Di Canio believes Max Allegri will set up his Juve team to play for a draw when they face Inter. “I think that the Juventus coach would put his signature on a draw in the direct clash, because he knows that Inter have real battles ahead of them, both in the Champions League against Atletico and in the league against Atalanta. Paradoxically at this moment, Juve is rooting for the Nerazzurri to go as far as possible in Europe.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/paolo-di-canio-predicts-allegris-approach-for-the-inter-milan-match/

George Weah visits Juventus players at Continassa Serie A legend George Weah visited the Bianconeri training ground today after concluding his duties as the president of Liberia. As the father of Juventus winger Timothy Weah, who joined the club in the summer, George Weah holds a special connection to the team. Timothy, influenced by his father while growing up, revealed that his father encouraged him to seize the opportunity to move to Turin. While Timothy was unable to participate in training today due to illness, his dad visited Juventus’ training ground. The legendary figure is likely pleased to witness the facilities where his son trains, especially considering Juventus boasts one of the best training centres in the country. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/george-weah-visits-juventus-players-at-continassa/

Moise Kean’s move to Atletico Madrid off after medical issues Moise Kean’s potential move to Atletico Madrid has reportedly fallen through due to the striker’s ongoing injury, which will keep him unfit for several weeks. Kean expressed a desire to leave Juventus in the current transfer window, particularly with the emergence of Kenan Yildiz as a viable option for the Bianconeri. Despite interest from Serie A clubs, Kean aimed for a move to a top team abroad. ............ While many assumed Kean’s absence from play was due to other players being ahead of him in the pecking order, he is dealing with a tibia problem, rendering him unfit for several weeks. As a result, Atletico Madrid is expected to call off the transfer. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/moise-keans-move-to-atletico-madrid-off-after-medical-issues/

The latest on Rabiot and Chiesa ahead of Derby d’Italia clash against Inter Juventus are hoping to restore the services of Adrien Rabiot and Federico Chiesa ahead of Sunday’s showdown against Inter. But will they recover in time? The key duo last appeared on the pitch a couple of weeks ago against Sassuolo. The Frenchman played for the duration of the match while the Italian came off the bench to round off a thrilling night for the Bianconeri by scoring the third goal. ............ Rabiot and Chiesa have been working separately in recent weeks with the super showdown against Inter on their mind. The source expects them to rejoin their teammates in group training between Wednesday and Thursday. This would give them a few days to prepare for the Derby d’Italia which will take place at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Sunday night. So we shall see if they’ll be able to regain their fitness in time. ............ In attack, Moise Kean has left for Atletico Madrid while Arek Milik will be suspended following his costly dismissal against Empoli. Therefore, Dusan Vlahovic and Kenan Yildiz are the only options remaining, which explains why Chiesa’s return would be particularly timely at this stage. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/the-latest-on-rabiot-and-chiesa-ahead-of-derby-ditalia-clash-against-inter/

Sacchi insists dropping points will not break Juventus down mentally Arrigo Sacchi does not anticipate Juventus dropping points against Empoli yesterday to hurt their mental state for the remainder of the season. Juventus is currently in a tight battle with Inter Milan for the Serie A title, and every game is crucial in maintaining their position at the top of the league standings. The expectation was for Juventus to secure a victory against Empoli before their upcoming match against Inter. ............ While a poor result could potentially affect team morale, Sacchi believes that Juventus has demonstrated throughout the season that they are resilient and capable of bouncing back from setbacks. The mental strength exhibited by Juventus so far suggests that they may not be significantly impacted by dropping points in a single match. “There are two possibilities, in these cases: either you get nervous and you are unable to express your best, or you charge yourself, increase your grit and determination and give an exceptional performance. I don’t think that Juve, from what we have seen so far this season, are breaking down on a mental level. They will have even more desire to demonstrate their value, to amaze people, to continue in the duel for the championship.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/sacchi-insists-dropping-points-will-not-break-juventus-down-mentally/

Inter beat Fiorentina, Juve will head into the Derby d’Italia in second place Stuff happened at the Franchi on Sunday. None of it was really all that good or beneficial for Juventus. With Juventus’ 1-1 draw against Empoli on Saturday night, the ability to full take advantage of having played a game more than second-place Inter wasn’t fully taken advantage of by Max Allegri’s squad. That left the door open for Inter to move back into first place. That left the door open for Inter to retake the place in which they’ve occupied much of the 2023-24 Serie A season. And what do you know — they did just that. With a little bit of luck going their way, too. Inter entered the Artemio Franchi trailing Juventus by two points, but they left Florence knowing they’re back in first place thanks to a 1-0 win over Fiorentina in which the current Serie A leaders saw Nico Gonzalez take one of the worst penalties of the season that was saved by Yan Sommer. That means next Sunday’s Derby d’Italia between first-place Inter and second-place Juventus will have the Serie A table looking a little bit like this: Inter, 54 points Juventus, 53 points ............ It’s also created this scenario entering next Sunday’s showdown at the San Siro: An Inter win next weekend would put the Nerazzurri four points clear with a game in hand. But a Juve win would mean the Bianconeri go back into first place and hope that, at some point, the midweek Euopean fixtures in February come to haunt and potentially impact Inter when they return to league play. Could an Inter win over Juventus spell the beginning of the end of the title race knowing that they have a game in hand? It would certainly put them in a really good spot no matter how long their run in the Champions League goes on beyond the round of 16 against Atlético Madrid. And it would put Juve in a spot where they couldn’t really afford to drop points the rest of the way knowing they would need to make up the deficit and hope for some help along the way. ............ Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/1/29/24053705/juventus-inter-milan-derby-d-italia-2024-serie-a-matchday-23-league-table-points-team-news

Milik asks forgiveness for Empoli blunder: “Didn’t mean to put my teammates in trouble” Juventus striker Arkadiusz Milik apologized for his gaffe against Empoli which cost his team two valuable points in the title race. The Pole committed a rash challenge on Alberto Cerri which earned him his marching orders following a VAR review, leaving his team with a man down for the vast majority of the match which ended 1-1. In the aftermath, the 29-year-old asked the fans for forgiveness in a post on his Instagram account. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to put my teammates in trouble,” wrote the Poland international. “It wasn’t my intention. So I ask for forgiveness. Forza Juve” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/photo-milik-asks-forgiveness-for-empoli-blunder-didnt-mean-to-put-my-teammates-in-trouble/

Tre cartellini rossi sacrosanti ..... anzi no, solo uno, quello di Milik

Sarcastic Szczesny aims dig at referee: “Milik sent off like Berardi and Malinovskyi” Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny couldn’t help himself from taking a sly dig at the refereeing following the 1-1 draw against Empoli. The Bianconeri were forced to play the vast majority of the match with a man down following Arkadiusz Milik’s dismissal. The striker lost possession, and in his desperate attempt to retrieve it, he went lunging into Alberto Cerri with his studs showing. Referee Livio Marinelli initially gave him a yellow card, but following a VAR review, he agreed that the challenge warrants a direct red. ............ For his part, Szczesny consented that his compatriot indeed deserved his marching orders. However, the goalkeeper recalled two incidents where challenges committed against his teammates were treated less severely, referring to Domenico Berardi during the 4-2 loss in Sassuolo and Ruslan Malinovskyi (on Kenan Yildiz) in the 1-1 draw against Genoa. Neither opponent was sent off. “No one has any doubts about Milik’s red card, It deserves an expulsion,” said Szczesny in his post-match interview. “It’s the same dynamic as the fouls committed by Berardi and Malinovskyi. All three reds were rightly given,” he noted sarcastically. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/sarcastic-szczesny-aims-dig-at-referee-milik-sent-off-like-berardi-and-malinovski/

Ten-man Juventus drop important points against Empoli A critical lapse in judgement put Juve on the back foot for most of the match, and they couldn’t hold on to three points. You knew it almost immediately. As Arkadiusz Milik’s foot crashed into Alberto Cerri’s shin, you knew it could be bad. The initial yellow card produced only a momentary salve, as did the erroneous television graphic that gave false hope that the VAR check was over. But Livio Martinelli headed to the pitchside monitor, and quickly ascertained that Milik’s clumsy and rash challenge rose to the level of dangerous play, showing him the first red card that Juventus have seen all year. ............ Even then, for a while it looked like Juve would gut the game out. An ugly goal out of the scrum on a corner gave them the lead only five minutes after the break, and they were giving up little in the way of chance on the other end. But playing down a man for more than 70 minutes will eventually tell, and Empoli eventually equalized pretty much out of thin air, and for the rest of the match Juve failed to get much going in the way of a response. The 1-1 draw was a major setback for Juve, who with a win could have taken a four-point lead into the San Siro but now opens things up for the leaders to take advantage of their games in hand to get some distance at the top. ............ But then the game turned on its head. Milik took an awful touch on a simple pass from Bremer and then went LeRoy Jenkins trying to recover it and hit Cerri hard in the shin with his studs out. Martinelli originally gave a yellow, and after a long moment VAR Daniele Doveri called the referee to the screen. It didn’t take long for him to upgrade the sanction to a red, leaving Juve a man short for 73 minutes. ............ Five minutes into the second half McKennie and Cambiaso each did some hard work on the right side to earn a corner. Miretti sent the ball in and it glanced off the head of Gatti, off the back of Ismajli, and fell perfectly in front of Vlahovic, who neatly hooked a volley into the net from 5 yards. ............ But Empoli isn’t completely devoid of talent, and shortly after the goal Nicola had sent on Tommaso Baldanzi. The highly regarded 20-year-old attacking midfielder has been the subject of interest from numerous teams — including a few connections with Juve last year — and he showed why in the 70th minute when he took a simple pass from Luperto and, aided by a late close-out by Locatelli, struck a turf-burner with his weaker foot just above the penalty arc. The ball moved through a sea of legs, which clearly concealed the ball from Szczesny until it was far too late for him to do anything other than watch it sneak just inside the far post to level the match. ............ LE PAGELLE WOJCIECH SZCZESNY - 6.5. Did well keeping the defense organized while down a man and made a couple of very good stops that could have otherwise turned the match down a very dark path. He holds no blame on the goal, as there were so many players between himself and Baldanzi that it was likely impossible for him to see the ball until it was far too late. FEDERICO GATTI - 6. His three tackles were second on the team but the most amongst the back three, and he was constantly pushing forward to try to aid the attack when Juve had the ball, even when down a man. BREMER - 6.5. There was a reason the most impactful moment of the game for Alberto Cerri came near the midfield stripe as opposed to anywhere close to the penalty area. He finished second on the team with four clearances and a blocked shot. ALEX SANDRO - 6.5. I’m going to be honest, I expected the worst when I saw Sandro’s name on the team sheet. He surprised me, though, turning in what was probably the most gaudy stat line out of the back three, with a tackle, two interceptions, and a team-high five clearances, several of which were quite important. ANDREA CAMBIASO - 6. One of the most creative outlets on the team in a game where that was in short supply. He helped gain the corner that led to Vlahovic’s goal, and was a constant threat whenever he got the ball around the box. WESTON McKENNIE - 6. Led the team with four tackles and had a couple of dangerous moments near the Empoli penalty area. Even more impressive is that he finished the game despite likely being nowhere near 100 percent after taking a heavy challenge only five minutes in that left him in clear discomfort for quite some time. MANUEL LOCATELLI - 5.5. Had a pair of tackles, two key passes, and two blocked shots—but it was the shot he didn’t block that dings his rating. He was the closest player to Baldanzi on the equalizer and had already passed the man he was marking off to Gatti. He simply didn’t get back far enough to make it more difficult for Baldanzi to shoot. FABIO MIRETTI - 5. ............ FILIP KOSTIC - 5. ............ ARKADIUSZ MILIK - NR. I don’t give starters number grades if they don’t last more than 30 minutes, which spares the big Poland international one of the lower grades I’d’ve given since I started writing these recaps. Such an awful touch on that pass combined with a reckless, plain stupid challenge that very much deserved the red card. Even Milik himself barely argued after Martinelli changed the call, knowing the mistake he made. His immediate apology to the fans on Instagram is something that makes you respect him as a man — but boy did he fail as a player Saturday night. DUSAN VLAHOVIC - 7. Dude worked his ass off despite getting little service before the red card and even less after it. He charged and pressed defenders constantly, all while cutting a forlorn figure up top. His goal, though, was a thing of beauty. Despite being so close to the goal, making that kind of turn for the volley is not something everyone can do, and he caught the ball sweetly. SUBS TIMOTHY WEAH - 6. ............ KENAN YILDIZ - NR. Immediately brought danger to the pitch and was dribbling like mad looking for openings for himself and his teammates. SAMUEL ILING-JUNIOR - NR. ............ MANAGER ANALYSIS I’m going to do something not a lot of people have seen me do here lately, so sit down and make sure you don’t have a drink in your mouth that is liable to be spit onto your computer. I’m going to defend Max Allegri. OK, now that I’ve gone and thrown up, here we go. Allegri has taken quite a bit of flak for starting Arek Milik instead of Kenan Yildiz. Given the Turkish teenager’s success over the last month and the lack of fixture congestion without European football to deal with this year, one would think that Yildiz should’ve been a no-brainer. Hindsight being 20/20, the decision ended up costing Juve quite a lot, but I actually think it was sound going in. Yes, Juve are only playing one game a week, but you also have to remember that Yildiz is still a teenager. His body is still developing, and even with only one game a week the wear he experiences is different than it’s going to be five years from now. Giving him a rest after a month where he was leaned on quite a bit wasn’t a bad idea, especially in a home game against a bad Empoli team with the Inter game on the horizon. Frankly, I was far more concerned about the inclusion of Sandro over Daniele Rugani in the back than I was with Milik starting up front. There was no way of anticipating his epic brain fart. That said—and now I’m back in more familiar territory for me—I think Allegri seriously erred with his in-game management. Yes, there were limited cards to play, and even fewer down to 10 men, but Yildiz and Iling-Junior should have been on the field immediately once Baldanzi scored the equalizer. But Allegri waited for almost eight minutes before finally pulling the trigger on the change. It’s difficult to believe that the two weren’t ready to go in by that point in the game — we’d seen shots of Yildiz warming up late in the first half — and there was no reason not to put them on the field immediately to give them more time to work. It’s obviously impossible to conclude that the delay was fatal, but putting them on quicker would have given Juve that much better a chance at reclaiming the lead. ............ Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/1/28/24053058/juventus-empoli-2024-serie-a-matchday-22-final-score-result-match-recap-max-allegri-analysis

Allegri insists Inter remain Scudetto favourites ahead of Juventus Coach’s comments after Juve falter with a home draw against Empoli Juventus will feel they have missed a huge opportunity to open up a four-point lead on Inter Milan who now have two games in hand to make up a two point deficit. The Bianconeri were only able to muster a 1-1 home draw against 19th-placed Empoli after going down to ten men with just a quarter of an hour played following a rash challenge from Arkadiusz Milik. Speaking after the game, coach Massimiliano Allegri refused to get too low on his side’s prospects. The Polish striker had made a poor challenge after failing to control the ball well but as he usually does, Allegri refused to blame Milik who apologized to the Bianconeri faithful at full time. Word has it that Inter’s top brass have been quite irrtated by Allegri’s off-handed comments about the Scudetto race. Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/1/28/24052927/juventus-1-1-empoli-serie-a-match-recap-reaction-allegri-comments-inter-milan-serie-a-favourites

Promising Brazilian defender arrives to Juventus next week – The details of the operation revealed Juventus are reportedly on the cusp of finalizing a transfer for young Brazilian defender Pedro Felipe. It’s been an action-packed January transfer session for the Bianconeri who have already secured the signing of Tiago Djalo. Nevertheless, club directors Cristiano Giuntoli and Giovanni Manna aren’t solely working on bolstering Max Allegri’s first team, but the youth squads as well. The Turin-based giants have apparently secured deals for promising teenagers Vasilije Adzic and Francisco Barido. However, they don’t plan to stop just yet. Juventus have struck an agreement with Palmeiras for their young defender Pedro Felipe. The 19-year-old is a physically imposing centre-back who started his career at Vitoria before moving to Palmeiras last March where he’s been sharpening his tools with the U20 side. ............ The Brazilian should arrive in Turin between Monday and Tuesday to finalize the transfer. He will initially sign on loan. Nevertheless, the Bianconeri will have the option to maintain him on a permanent basis for 2 million euros in addition to bonuses. The source thus expects Felipe to immediately join the ranks of the Juventus Next Gen. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/promising-brazilian-defender-arrives-to-juventus-next-week-the-details-of-the-operation-revealed/

Atalanta tempted to add Juventus youngster in Koopmeiners deal package Juventus are looking to sign Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners and reportedly have an ace up their sleeve in the shape of Matias Soulé. The Bianconeri have identified the 25-year-old as their primary transfer target to strengthen the middle of the park ahead of next season. The Dutchman has proven himself capable of filling various roles in midfield without jeopardizing quality. He also has a knack for scoring goals, as portrayed by his seven strikes across all competitions this season. ............ Amidst their current financial difficulties, the Bianconeri may struggle to forge such hefty figures. Nevertheless, the management will try to entice their Bergamese counterparts by offering Soulé as an exchange pawn. ............ However, the 20-year-old might struggle to carve himself a significant role at his parent club, so Juventus could instead use him as a makeweight in the Koopmeiners operation. The youngster is reportedly valued at around 25 million euros. The source believes that his maneuver could tempt Atalanta given how their longtime-serving coach Gian Piero Gasperini enjoys working with talented and versatile players like the Argentina international. ........... Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/report-atalanta-tempted-to-add-juventus-youngster-in-koopmeiners-deal-package/

“Wrong choices.” Journalist hits out at Allegri’s decision making Juventus seems to be feeling the pressure of the Serie A title race, as they dropped two points against Empoli this evening. Max Allegri’s men remain at the top of the league, but Inter Milan now has two games in hand and will return to the top if they win both. ............ However, an early red card to Arkadiusz Milik changed the complexion of the fixture, and journalist Alessandro Santarelli believes there were too many bad choices made before and during the match. He explains: “Deep disappointment. We had to be careful, it seemed like a game we had already won, but it wasn’t like that. Wrong game due to wrong choices, you can’t imagine not being able to play against Empoli with Milik and Alex Sandro. Allegri made the wrong formation. Milik he can’t make that foul after a quarter of an hour. “The alarm bells went off yesterday when Allegri said he wouldn’t play Danilo for Inter, as if this match had already been won. We have to think match after match. They have the chance to go to Florence, win and go within one with a game in hand. This team needed reinforcements, but the club has always said that the objective was fourth place. Up until now, Juve has done a fabulous ride. This week the match was poorly prepared. We are all angry this evening.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/wrong-choices-journalist-hits-out-at-allegris-decision-making/

Journalist insists Milik’s red card affected the result against Empoli Juventus dropped two points in a 1-1 draw against Empoli tonight and now have to defeat Inter Milan in their next match. Max Allegri’s men headed into that game hoping to secure all three points and position themselves well before the Derby d’Italia. Allegri was confident his team could win and did not field Danilo, who is one yellow card away from suspension. He wanted the Brazilian to avoid a caution and start the Inter game. That was not a bad decision, but starting Arkadiusz Milik ahead of Kenan Yildiz backfired, as the Polish striker earned a red card inside the first 20 minutes. ............ After the game, journalist Giovanni Guardalà insisted that the red card affected the outcome of the match. He said: “Milik’s expulsion had a negative impact on the match. A real shame because Vlahovic had also found the goal as well as having played an excellent match. Milik’s choice was a heavy one, in the afternoon it seemed Yildiz should have played then Allegri chose him. He committed a naivety that at his age and with his experience he shouldn’t have done. “At the final whistle, Vlahovic immediately returned to the locker room visibly angry. We can talk about a misstep by Juve on the eve of the direct clash against Juventus. ‘Inter next week. The result certainly has a psychological impact. Empoli played for a draw anyway but Juventus certainly paid for Milik’s expulsion in the first half.” ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/journalist-insists-miliks-red-card-affected-the-result-against-empoli/

Juventus 1 - Empoli 1: Initial reaction and random observations Well that certainly was disappointing for multiple reasons. If you were hoping for another one of Juventus’ high-scoring, smile-filled January fixtures on Saturday night, those hopes were dashed less than 20 minutes after kickoff against Empoli. That is the result of being a man down for over 80 minutes — something that, no matter who you are playing, is always going to put you behind the eight-ball virtually every time. ............ It looked like 10-man Juventus might just be able to escape with all three points and extend their lead atop the Serie A table to plus-4 over Inter thanks to Dusan Vlahovic’s rich vein of form rolling on early in the second half. But, the thing about Empoli is that even though they are sitting in 19th place, they still have a handful of talented players able to do some things. Like Roma-linked youngster Tommaso Baldanzi did with minutes to go, scoring the goal that pulled Empoli level and squashing any Juve hopes of coming out with a win in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Allianz Stadium. It was the kind of night that, both before Arek Milik was sent off for a very red card-worthy tackle and after, was very much of a case of looking far from what we had seen from Juventus during their five-game winning run in which they had been scoring goals galore and leaving very little room for doubt. But when you go down a man so early and you’re playing against a team fighting for their life (and just hired a manager who is known for keeping teams up one way or another), this is something that is bound to happen. All the stars needed to align for Juventus to drop points for the first time in six weeks — and that’s exactly what happened. We didn’t necessarily expect it to be because Milik went in for a dumb tackle with his studs up so early in the game, but you want to see a spark that lit the fuse that resulted in Juve dropping points and I feel like that’s a pretty good nominee. Because once Milik got the red, that one went right into the pishadoo. Or just simply Milik being chosen to start over Kenan Yildiz to begin with since that is something that is going to stick in the craw of a whole lot of folks. First, here’s Max Allegri’s reasoning for going Milik over Yildiz to pair with Vlahovic: The quibble I have with this is two-fold ... We’ve seen Juve’s attack take off, in large part, with the explosion of Yildiz in the starting lineup. And a direct result of that is that Vlahovic is looking every bit of the €80 million man that Juve thought they were getting from Fiorentina two years ago. It’s not like the Vlahovic-Milik combination up front has worked all that well in the past. They certainly don’t compliment each other in the same kind of fashion that Yildiz and Vlahovic do. ............ RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS Thought from the 16th minute: Oh no, Arek Milik. Thought from the 17th minute: Yeah, that’s a red. Thought from the 18th minute: Upon VAR review, SURE GLAD AREK MILIK STARTED OVER KENAN YILDIZ, EVERYBODY. VERY, VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. ............ Always good to be worrying about one of your most in-form players hobbling around all of about four minutes in. Sure glad Weston McKennie was able to shake that one off, even if it did take a few minutes for him to eventually show no effects of it. One of the first things that popped into my head after Vlahovic scored: That was a a pure poacher’s goal. That’s the kind of stuff that those of us who have been around this club for a few decades would probably say somebody like David Trezeguet used to feast on during his heyday in Turin. That goal made it six goals in January for Vlahovic, who is going into next weekend’s Derby d’Italia in about as good of form as we could have hoped for a few weeks ago. And the good thing is that Allegri won’t be tempted to start Milik at the San Siro, either! (OK, I couldn’t help it. I’m done. It’s out of my system.) Part of me wants to be mad at Manuel Locatelli for not closing down Baldanzi on his goal, but the other part of me just wants to salute the young Italian on a really nice goal. ............ Yildiz came on and was dribbling around defenders like it was going out of style. That surely couldn’t have been useful a little earlier in the second half ... or maybe even from the opening kickoff. (OK, NOW IT IS OUT OF MY SYSTEM.) Guessing when Empoli arrived at the Allianz on this night they weren’t expecting to have a 61-39 advantage in possession and outshoot Juventus by a 16-9 margin. Ah, this dumb game. I hope my head doesn’t hurt too much after smashing it against the wall. ............ In conclusion, the hot take is that I think Juve will need to play better with 11 men next weekend than they did with 10 men this weekend if they want to have any chance of beating Inter at the San Siro. That is your first and initial hard-hitting analysis of Juve’s nest game. Thank you very much. Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/1/27/24052761/juventus-empoli-2024-serie-a-matchday-22-final-score-result-initial-reaction-random-observations

Juventus drop two points against Empoli after early Milik red card Do you feel the pressure of the title race is getting to Juventus? The Bianconeri dropped two valuable points in front of their fans against Empoli this evening. Juve had to win the game to go further clear of Inter Milan, who have two games in hand. However, Arkadiusz Milik earned a straight red card just 18 minutes into the match for a high-foot challenge, handing Juventus a serious disadvantage. He had been chosen to start ahead of the exciting and enterprising Kenan Yildiz and repaid that decision with a poor foul early in the first half. From then on, Juve had their work cut out, but Empoli is close to the foot of the league table for a reason, and the Bianconeri still felt confident that they could win the game. ............ Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring after the break, continuing his brilliant scoring run in January, and Juve fans were confident they could win this game. ............ Advantage Inter Milan; this result makes the Derby d’Italia a must-win for Juve. Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-drop-two-points-against-empoli-after-early-milik-red-card/

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