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“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/

Inderdaad

E giá

Yildiz si sta accendendo

Ora sono entrati Iling e Yildiz. Speriamo che non sia troppo tardi.

Entra Yildiz

Per colpa nostra peró

1-1

Due cambi e l'Empoli diventa piú aggressivo.

Perché, l'Empoli sa attaccare?

DUSAN VLAHOVIC 1-0

Miretti

La veritá é che la societá Juventus non fa paura a nessuno.

Ma non ho capito, Felipe Anderson potrebbe arrivare a gennaio?

Dai che entra Yildiz

Lo potresti spedire anche a me?

Official Juventus team to face Empoli – Milik starts with Vlahovic ............ Juve have won their last five Serie A games in a row, including two comprehensive 3-0 victories. They are currently unbeaten in their last eight away games, securing six wins and two draws. Their current form is excellent. In contrast, Empoli won their last match 3-0 against Monza, marking their first victory in the last nine Serie A games. Despite being second from the bottom, they may not be considered a strong team, but that doesn’t mean they will be easy to overcome. Empoli will likely be determined to get something from the game. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/official-juventus-team-to-face-empoli-milik-starts-with-vlahovic/

Preview: Juventus vs. Empoli - prediction, team news, lineups Back at the summit of Serie A, resurgent Juventus aim to move further clear on Saturday evening, when they welcome Empoli to Turin. While free-scoring Juve have just netted 18 goals in five matches - in their best start to a year since 1932 - their opponents have the league's least potent attack. Match preview With their main title rivals away in Saudi Arabia, Juventus seized the chance to go top of Serie A last Sunday, when they met Lecce down at Stadio Via del Mare. Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic followed up his brilliant brace against Sassuolo - both of which were scored from outside the box - by netting two more in Salento, as Juve ultimately ran out 3-0 winners following a tightly-contested first half. Seven wins on the spin have put the Bianconeri into the Coppa Italia semi-finals and confirmed them as Inter Milan's chief challengers for the Scudetto, and a potentially decisive Derby d'Italia between the old foes will take place at San Siro next week. Unbeaten in their last 16 league matches, this is only the 10th top-flight season in which Juventus have exceeded 50 points after 21 games, and they went on to finish first on every previous occasion. With another success on Saturday, Max Allegri would not only see his side move four points clear of Inter - albeit having played twice more - but will also become the first coach ever to reach the milestone of 1000 points in Serie A. Indeed, the Tuscan tactician has just surpassed last year's Scudetto-winning coach, Luciano Spalletti (996), which could bode well for Juve's chances this year. In addition to a 2-0 home defeat in September's reverse fixture, Empoli have lost 12 of their 14 away games against Juventus in Serie A, being beaten 4-0 on their most recent trip to the Allianz Stadium. ............ Team News New recruit Tiago Djalo, who confirmed his switch from Ligue 1 club Lille earlier this week, is not expected to start for Juventus on Saturday evening, when Max Allegri should name a settled side. Federico Chiesa is still hampered by a muscular problem, while fellow forward Moise Kean will not be involved as he nears a loan move to Ateltico Madrid. Adrien Rabiot is set to miss out again, so Fabio Miretti could continue in the hosts' engine room, while the potent partnership of Kenan Yildiz and Dusan Vlahovic may be retained up front. Vlahovic (five) and Empoli's Szymon Zurkowski (four) are Serie A's top scorers for 2024, and the latter will be one of the first names on Davide Nicola's teamsheet in Turin. ............ Juventus possible starting lineup: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cambiaso, McKennie, Locatelli, Miretti, Kostic; Yildiz, Vlahovic Empoli possible starting lineup: Caprile; Ismajli, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Bereszynski, Zurkowski, Grassi, Fazzini, Cacace; Shpendi, Cambiaghi We say: Juventus 2-0 Empoli There is little to suggest that Juventus cannot continue their ruthless run through January, and another win is surely on the cards against Empoli. The Azzurri may have stirred into life under new management, but they are still no match for Juve's in-form front line. Read more -> https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/juventus/preview/preview-juventus-vs-empoli-prediction-team-news-lineups_534758.html?cQx=NN&newsnow

Juventus to fund Koopmeiners summer move by selling loaned-out duo Juventus are already plotting their summer onslaught on highly-rated Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners. The Bianconeri won’t make any additions to the middle of the park in January, adjourning their plans to June. Club directors Cristiano Giuntoli and Giovanni Manna have identified Koopmeiners as their ideal transfer target. ............ Juventus feel they can fund the deal by offloading two players who are currently plying their trade elsewhere on loan. The first is Arthur Melo who has managed to revitalize his career at Fiorentina. The Viola have the option to sign him for 22 million euros. ............ The second sacrificial lamb could be Matias Soulé who’s enjoying a breakthrough campaign at Frosinone, cementing himself as one of the most exciting young stars in Europe. The Argentine has suitors in the Premier League, and his value could be somewhere around 30 million euros depending on his performances between now and the end of the season. If Juventus manage to cash in on Arthur and Soulé, they will have enough funds to spend on Koompeiners. ........... Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-to-fund-koopmeiners-summer-move-by-selling-loaned-out-duo/

Juventus and Atletico Madrid reach full agreement for Moise Kean – Medical date scheduled Juventus striker Moise Kean is only days away from joining Atletico Madrid on loan until the end of the season. The 23-year-old fell further in Max Allegri’s pecking order following the rise of Kenan Yildiz. The manager now has four other attackers vying for two starting spots while the team is only playing a single match per week due to the lack of European commitments. Therefore, the Italian will leave Juventus for the second time in his career to embark on an experience abroad. Although he had offers from Serie A clubs like Monza and Fiorentina, Kean was more enticed by the prospect of playing his football in the Spanish capital and participating in the Champions League (where a clash against Inter is awaiting). The parties have struck a final agreement, with the player expected to fly to Spain on Monday to undergo his medicals. ............ He’s also hoping to secure himself a place in Luciano Spalletti’s Italy squad ahead of Euro 2024. ............ Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-and-atletico-madrid-reach-full-agreement-for-moise-kean-medical-date-scheduled/