The match between Juventus and Milan remains, in the eyes of fans, an event at the level of the golden age of the two clubs: sold-out for a few days already, the event takes on an international dimension, as demonstrated by the tickets purchased by people from 103 different nationalities, of which 21% sold to people residing outside Italy. Yet, at the Allianz Stadium we will not be playing for the scudetto, as once happened, but for second place in the standings and, in the case of Juventus, to keep fourth-placed Bologna at a distance: the two points ahead of the rossoblù are not a loot sufficient to allow the Bianconeri to only look forward. It will also be a special match for the two coaches, Pioli and Allegri, now at odds with a large part of the fans and about to leave their respective benches at the end of the season despite their work having had a major impact on budgetary issues, not just sporting ones: ” Rumors about coaches, as happens to me and Pioli, are part of the game, they always happen. On the balance sheet, as I have always said, I am a corporate person, football clubs are companies and achieving objectives is fundamental, qualifying for the Champions League makes the difference. Juve must remain competitive, the challenge in the Juventus years is to be competitive within sustainability. However, on August 16th the championship will start again with the aim of winning, the objective and ambition will be to obtain the maximum result. This must be clear to everyone.” Even to those who should sit on his bench next year.
Champions race between Milan, Juve, Bologna, Rome and Atalanta. One will be left out, but all are masters of their own destiny
by Matteo Pinci
A match worth second place
With five matches to play, Juventus against Milan could represent the last, decisive step towards the Europe that counts, for both. Winning could be enough for Milan to also have arithmetic on their side while for Juve the goal would be only virtual but all in all concrete. Reopening the race for second place: “In case of victory, and it won’t be easy, we could aim for second place, keeping the competition alive until the end of the year. Next year there will be a lot of games, but it will be a beautiful season, it’s very nice.” With qualification for the Champions League, the Bianconeri, like Inter, would face a real tour de force between Europe, the World Cup, the championship, the Super Cup and the Italian Cup. However, Allegri dodges the question about the market investments needed to fill the gap with Inter: “I think it would be fairer for the club, which creates the market, to answer. I’m a coach. We must be focused on what remains to be done, we have not yet won the Champions League: next year Juventus would be involved on multiple fronts and competitions, without forgetting the economic aspect which would help the club to have greater resources. We have to stay focused, there are still 15 points up for grabs, tomorrow we will have to be good at returning to victory in the championship: it will absolutely not be easy.”
Szczesny’s doubts: the Juventus goal between Perin, Carnesecchi and Di Gregorio
by Domenico Marchese
A key direct clash for the Champions League
Even if the aftertaste of the entire presentation conference takes us back to the future, to the choices that will be made by the club and by those who will sit on the Juventus bench, current events remain a key passage for both teams. Juventus against Milan is worth a lot, even just to stay behind the battleship Inter, who dominated the season especially in 2024: “Tomorrow is always Juventus-Milan, beautiful, important, nice to play, a direct clash. Milan is strong, well trained, with quality players. With the passage to the final of the Italian Cup we have certainly partially achieved an objective which is the final. Now we have three important matches to score points for the Champions League”. Bremer will be there, who “had a little problem in Cagliari, he’s definitely better, I’ll evaluate tomorrow”, as will the recovered Kean: “Everyone recovered, tomorrow we’ll be ready to play a good match.” In attack alongside Vlahovic the run-off between Chiesa and Yildiz returns: “Both are fine. Federico played a good game in Rome, he made himself available to the team: he always has a solution on the pitch. It is normal for Dusan to aspire to win the Ballon d’Or, he has improved a lot since he arrived at Juventus, he is finding his inner balance. For the role he has, he must stay within the game, because at any moment the right ball can arrive that makes you win.”
The goals of a season
With the Scudetto won by Inter, the objectives for Juventus remain within reach, which is in the Italian Cup final against Atalanta and is aiming for second place to end the season in the best possible way. It won’t be easy to lift a trophy, especially because Dea, opponents of the Italian Cup at the Olimpico, are perhaps at the peak of their journey with Gasperini: “I believe that Gasperini has done and is doing an important job in Bergamo, the club has grown a lot, they are doing very well, they are in the semi-finals of the Europa League, in the final of the Italian Cup and are fighting for the Champions League.” A path similar to that followed by Juventus, with the exception of the European cups (“but the team finished third last year”, he specified): “They are not my exploits but they belong to everyone, to a strong club and team . This year, because every year we cannot win, everyone who works must have the ambition to achieve the best and win. Then if there are others who are better, you have to applaud them and work to improve. When you can’t win, especially in today’s Italian football, the important thing for a club is to play the Champions League, which shifts the balance sheet of a club. Reaching the objective set by the club, qualification, would be a success. I’m the first one who likes to win, everyone likes it, but reaching the goal is that and that’s what we have to get to.”
#Juventus #Allegri #future #season #beautiful #competitions
– 2024-05-11 22:30:35
