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Locatelli reveals what ‘must not happen again’ as Juventus beat Roma Manuel Locatelli insists Juventus must not show the same attitude they had in the first half against Napoli at the start of December, and is delighted by the spirit that the team showed against Roma this evening. ............ “As I said many times, we must think about winning games, then we’ll see where we are in March. The most important thing was to get a winning streak and confidence,” Locatelli said at a press conference. “When you win games, self-esteem increases, and you can do things you could not do before. We must continue on this path without overthinking. “We stayed in the game, we didn’t risk much, and we showed the right attitude. We won duels, and we played a great match in terms of spirit.” Luciano Spalletti has said that Juventus players don’t realise how strong they are. “He tells us so. The coach’s career speaks for itself, so we have to listen to him,” argued Locatelli. “We are united as a group, we feel well together, and we follow what the coach says.” Juventus have won six of their last seven games across all competitions and are now on a three-match winning streak, following a 2-1 away loss at Napoli at the beginning of December. “After Napoli, we analysed the errors we had committed against a strong opponent, making some individual mistakes,” Locatelli said. “We didn’t repeat the first half we played against Napoli, with that attitude, as it’s something that must not happen again.” ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/locatelli-not-happen-again-juventus-roma/

Openda: ‘Serie A is not easy, I know I had some bad games’ Lois Openda is very happy to have scored his first Serie A goal for Juventus in the 2-1 win over Roma. ‘It’s not an easy league, I know I had some bad games, but I will show more.’ The striker was given a rare start this evening at the Allianz Juventus Stadium and he got the decisive goal after the restart, when Francisco Conceicao had opened the scoring. It was his first in the league, having already found the net in the Champions League success over Bodo/Glimt. ............ “Of course, it was an important goal, I’m happy to score my first goal in Serie A, but the most important thing was the win,” Openda said. “The feeling for the team is good after winning and of course I am happy to have scored.” ............ “It’s not an easy league, my adaptation was not easy, it was not the best, but I always felt the support from everybody at the club and my family,” he explained. “It just takes time, and in the last couple of weeks I’ve felt much better. It was tough at the start, new team, new league, new city, but I am happy now. “After this game, I showed that I really want to help the team. I know that I had some bad games, some better, but I will show more in the next games for sure.” ............ “For me, the focus is to feel good here, to adapt well. It’s much, much better now, so I want to do well in every minute I get to play. “As for the team, our objective is to win every game from now on. We did well in the last couple of games, we have something different now with the new coach, everything is in our hands. We’re going to give everything, 100 per cent, game by game.” ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/openda-serie-a-is-not-easy-had-some-bad-games/

Spalletti: ‘A double victory for Juventus, learning from Roma’ Luciano Spalletti feels Juventus earned a ‘double victory’ over Roma, by beating them and also learning from their aggressive approach, even if he criticised Edon Zhegrova’s ‘liquid’ defending. The Bianconeri knew this was a huge test of their ambitions, as a defeat would’ve left them seven points adrift of the top four. ............ “A football match is like an empty box, you can’t just fill it with your own qualities, you’ve got to also put in some of the uncomfortable things you don’t enjoy doing,” Spalletti said. “For example, in the second half Yildiz dropped back and covered that flank. His opponents know how good he is, but I don’t think he yet realises how good he is, nor how he is already perceived by the other players. “He does the work that he needs to do. When you are facing a team like Roma who are balanced, aggressive, who swarm at you with the third defender, the wing-back and another, if you don’t have Yildiz and Conceicao helping the defence, then they will break through. “Well, Zhegrova is a player who at this moment cannot do that defensive work. If you can get him running at opponents going forward, he can be deadly. So I have to keep the ball in a position where he only has to do that. If I cannot, then we become vulnerable. “I don’t believe Zhegrova will ever be able to defend solidly, those aren’t his characteristics. When he has to defend, he becomes liquid,” added Spalletti. “He can run back into position, but sometimes you’ve got to cling on to your opponent, to make it a physical duel. It’s not his style.” ............ “Roma are a side who will keep churning and churning, whereas we are not like that, we have moments where we drop out of the game, where we lose the ball cheaply, and lose sight of their wing-backs. They switch from side to side, so if we don’t manage to funnel them in one direction, we use up a lot of energy chasing them down. “Even if they weren’t all that dangerous, their tempo, consistency, solidity, all that caused us problems in the first half. We also didn’t make the most of the counter-attacks that opened up. Their constant pressure, it wears you down, and you don’t have the energy needed to go on the counter. “Gasperini’s teams create these mini-prisons that you feel like you have to break out of, there’s always someone on your back.” ............ Considering the fixture list has no more head-to-head clashes coming up, is that an opportunity for Juve to close up on the top? “I feel like biting you when you ask me things like that,” Spalletti told the interviewer with a laugh. “What does that mean, no big games? They are all difficult now. Winning, and learning from those teams who you manage to beat, represent a double victory, because they also give you self-belief and the knowledge you can fight it out with anyone. “We pushed to the very end, and even when conceding that late goal, the team wanted more. Now we will keep working and hopefully try to claw back some more lost ground.” . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/spalletti-double-victory-juventus-learn-roma/

Conceicao and Bremer on deserved Juventus victory and ‘demanding’ Spalletti Francisco Conceicao feels Juventus ‘deserved the victory’ against Roma, while Gleison Bremer has praise for ‘demanding’ Luciano Spalletti. This was a huge head-to-head for fourth place, and a potentially decisive match in the race for a Champions League qualification spot. ............ “I think we deserved the victory. We knew how important the game was and we did our job, we won, we’ve got to be up there,” Conceicao said. Are Juventus back in the race for a top four finish or for the Scudetto? “We are up there, that is what we must do. We’ve got to win matches, we won two important games now, and have to keep going like this.” ............ Bremer made his return to the starting XI for the first time since that meniscus tear in his knee back on September 27, and brought solidity to the Bianconeri defence. “I had this nasty injury, but I’ve been working with the team for two weeks and knew I had to be ready when called upon. I wasn’t able to play the whole game, but we had expected this,” Bremer said. ............ “The coach is very demanding, which is only right, as we are Juventus and must always want more. He is a good coach, giving us a lot of information, we are playing more with the ball and you can see the results,” concluded Bremer. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/conceicao-bremer-on-deserved-juventus-victory/

Juventus beat Roma 2-1 to close in on a top-four spot Luciano Spalletti’s hard work is beginning to show tangible results as Juventus secured a 2,1 home victory over AS Roma this evening. The encounter provided a clear measure of Juventus’ progress against high-calibre opposition, with Roma widely regarded as one of the strongest teams in the division. ............ The return of Gleison Bremer in defence added composure and resilience at the back, with Juventus showing a willingness to commit fully to the task of securing victory. Despite missing several opportunities, they remained disciplined and survived moments of pressure. Their perseverance was rewarded just before the interval when Francisco Conceicao broke the deadlock, a goal that proved a significant psychological blow for the visitors heading into halftime. ............ Juventus emerged for the second half with renewed belief, even though they were soon forced to adjust following the loss of Bremer to injury. His replacement did little to disrupt their momentum, and the hosts extended their advantage through Lois Openda, underlining their determination to maintain control of the match. Roma continued to search for a breakthrough but found Juventus well organised and alert to danger. A brief lapse in concentration eventually allowed Tommaso Baldanzi to reduce the deficit, setting up a tense finale. ............ The crossbar denied Kenan Yildiz what would have been a spectacular goal, yet the Bianconeri remained composed and saw out the match to secure a valuable win. . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-beat-roma-2-1-to-close-in-on-a-top-four-spot/

Player Ratings: Juventus 2-1 Roma – Bianconeri duo dominates as Soulé falls short Juventus 2-1 Roma: player ratings Juventus: Di Gregorio 6.5; Kalulu 6, Bremer 7.5 (60′ Rugani 5), Kelly 6.5; McKennie 7, Locatelli 6.5, Thuram 6, Cambiaso 6.5 (88′ Kostic N/A); Conceicao 7.5 (60′ Zhegrova 5), Yildiz 7 (88′ Miretti N/A); Openda 7 (81′ David). Coach: Spalletti 7. ............ Best Juventus players: Bremer and Conceiçao 7.5 – The Brazilian defender started his first match in over 90 days and was rock-solid at the back until he remained fit. Two crucial interventions in the first half frustrated Roma’s attempts. Conceiçao had two chances in two minutes and capitalised on the second one, giving Juventus the lead in the first half. Lowest Juventus ratings: Zhegrova and Rugani 5 – The Montenegro international contributed to Juventus‘ second goal with a cross from the right, but lost the ball that led to Roma’s goal and didn’t quite recover from that, wasting possession many other times down the right flank. Rugani started with confidence, but then struggled to cope with Ferguson’s physicality. Juventus coach: Spalletti 7 – A massive, massive win in the race for a Champions League spot. Juventus were in control of the game after taking the lead with Conceiçao, but gradually lost solidity after Bremer’s inevitable substitution. Roma: Svilar 7; Mancini 5.5, Ziolkowski 5, Rensch 6; Celik 6, Cristante 5, Koné 6, Wesley 6.5; Soulé 5 (56′ Ferguson 6.5), Pellegrini 5 (53′ Bailey N/A 73′ El Shaarawy); Dybala 5.5 (56′ Baldanzi 7). Coach: Gasperini 5.5. ............ Best Roma players: Svilar and Baldanzi 7 – ............ Lowest Roma ratings: Ziolkowski, Cristante, Pellegrini and Soulé 5 – ............ Roma coach: Gasperini 5.5 – ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/player-ratings-juventus-2-1-roma-bremer-soule/

Serie A | Juventus 2-1 Roma: Old Lady back in the fight for fourth Francisco Conceicao and Lois Openda allowed Juventus to defeat Roma and close to within a point of the Giallorossi in fourth place. ............ Dybala tested Michele Di Gregorio after a give and go into the box, but Juve had a double chance when Lois Openda ran onto the Khephren Thuram through ball, forcing Mile Svilar and Devyne Rensch to scramble clear. ............ Di Gregorio was right behind the Pellegrini toe-poke, but Juve created the best chance of the half. Kenan Yildiz found Francisco Conceicao, who dribbled around Rensch to force a desperate Svilar save, then Openda’s follow-up was deflected over. Moments later, Juventus took the lead. Kenan Yildiz rolled across from the left, Andrea Cambiaso flicked it on with his heel and Conceicao took a couple of touches before placing the precise angled drive into the far bottom corner, through Jan Ziolkowski’s legs. ............ Juventus threatened again after the restart, Kenan Yildiz combining with Openda to get down the left, his left-footed angled drive flashing across the face of goal to skim the far post. Svilar kept the scoreline down, rushing off his line to smother the Francisco Conceicao back-heel flick, then getting his gloves stung by a Cambiaso scorcher from the edge of the area. ............ Gianluca Mancini nodded over from a corner, but Juventus doubled their lead instead. Svilar made another big save on the Weston McKennie glancing header from Edon Zhegrova’s cross, then the American reacted quicker than anyone else, prodding the rebound into the path of Openda to tap in from close range. It was his first Serie A goal. ............ Roma got one back when Evan Ferguson’s angled drive was parried one-handed into the path of Tommaso Baldanzi at the back post. Kenan Yildiz almost made it 3-1, but his strike from the edge of the area thumped the base of the far post with Svilar beaten. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/serie-a-juventus-2-1-roma-old-lady-fight-four/

Per sta mozzarella.Ma per favore Secondo radiobianconera era una paratona e invece hai ragione te.

VITTORIA!

Di Gregorio ci salva

David per Openda. Perché non Milik?

Palaccio di Yildiz

2-1

Spazzalaaaaaaa Zio Pat

Svilar non é onnipotente

LOÏS OPENDA 2-0

Spettacolo Zhegrova

Un giovane vecchio

Ma Bailey é parente di Evra?

Bremer esce. Entra Rugani.

Conceicao si é fatto male

Dybala applaudito dai tifosi bianconeri

Dybala e Soulé fuori

Svilar li salva