We’re about to succeed in the tease of each new Serie A season, people.
“Why do you name it that?” it’s possible you’ll be asking your self. Properly, this is the reason: We’re about to go into the second weekend of the 2025-26 season. And as soon as Sunday passes, it’s the primary worldwide break of the brand new marketing campaign. Which means we get 180 minutes of Juventus being formally again in our lives and people outcomes counting within the standings, after which we have now to attend one other two weeks for the following 90 minutes. (That one out of the September break positive is an enormous one, too.)
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So, as Juventus get set for his or her first away fixture of the 2025-26 season, higher get your repair now since you’re going to have to attend one other two weeks earlier than it’s the primary Derby d’Italia of the brand new marketing campaign.
Lots like final season, Juventus head out on the street after a profitable Matchday 1 looking for beginning 2-for-2 and going into the primary break of the brand new marketing campaign with some good vibes. It comes towards s after taking up for Thiago Motta final March, however this time it’s on the Luigi Ferraris somewhat than the pleasant confines of the Allianz Stadium. This time, nevertheless, there isn’t a interim tag connected to Tudor’s job standing, with the previous Juve defender now the full-time man in command of attempting to get the Bianconeri to be a way more aggressive aspect towards each the highest groups in Serie A in addition to the doubtless troublesome provincial golf equipment than they had been underneath Motta.
Then once more, as I’m scripting this sentence, the membership that simply went prime of the Serie A desk is … Cremonese?!
Ah, these foolish little quirks of the early league desk. They’re amusing, if nothing else.
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For Juventus, it’s easy: Two wins within the first two video games of the season is a pleasant constructing block understanding what lies forward after the worldwide break. As a lot because the efficiency towards Genoa was comparatively stable total, there’s nonetheless loads of room for enchancment throughout these early days of the brand new marketing campaign. Tudor is aware of this irrespective of how a lot reward he had for his group throughout his pre-match press convention, saying “It’s been a optimistic week, with good vibes and plenty of vitality.”
However he additionally is aware of that Genoa, particularly because the second half final season, haven’t all the time been a simple out.
“We all know we’re going through an opponent that doesn’t give something away simply and can be very organized,” Tudor stated. “Taking part in on the Marassi is all the time difficult, so we’ll have to be at our greatest to get 3 factors.”
Genoa, coming off a 2024-25 marketing campaign wherein former Juve midfielder Patrick Vieira got here in and turned issues round to forestall any type of relegation worries come the spring, had been a part of the 4 attracts that happened in Serie A final weekend. Of these 4 attracts, solely Genoa-Lecce was scoreless, with Vieira squad capable of generate a mere 5 photographs in whole towards a Lecce aspect that was one of many worst protection in Serie A final season.
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It resulted in a whopping xG whole of 0.34.
For a comparability, Juventus had an xG of 1.01 … within the first half final weekend towards Parma.
So with their finest defender again within the fold and searching slightly bit like his outdated self once more, Juventus head to genoa seeking to hold them as quiet as they did towards Lecce every week in the past. If Juve can try this, then there’s a great probability of Matchday 2 wanting like Matchday 1. That’s a great way to enter the worldwide break — particularly with an enormous month of September looming on the horizon.
TEAM NEWS
Juventus will likely be with out Genoa native Andrea Cambiaso, who will likely be serving the primary half of his two-match ban for his purple card towards Parma final weekend. Cambiaso may also miss the Derby d’Italia that comes proper after the September worldwide break.
With regards to who steps in for Cambiaso, the Italian media consider that Filip Kostic has a slight edge over Weston McKennie for the beginning spot as Juve’s wingback on the left wing.
Nonetheless lacking in motion as a consequence of harm are: Mattia Perin, Juan Cabal, Fabio Miretti and Arek Milik. Perin has returned to coaching this week, so he’ll possible be again after the primary worldwide break of the season.
Pierre Kalulu is being tipped by many within the Italian media to get his second straight begin at proper wingback. Tudor added that Kalulu “has proven excellent motion in midfield, offering solidity and focus, qualities that assist the entire group.”
For the second straight week, Matteo Fuscaldo has been known as as much as substitute Perin on the matchday squad. Carlo Pinsoglio, as he he did all preseason and in final weekend’s season opener, will function the backup to Michele Di Gregorio.
Tudor stated that Nico González, one of many final remaining gamers being linked with a possible exit forward of Monday’s switch deadline, is a participant he has “all the time admired” and that he’s “delighted to have him with us.”
Tudor stated that, sooner or later, Teun Koopmeiners will return to the beginning lineup, including that the Dutchman — who’s coming off a tricky first season in Turin — is “heading in the right direction” as he works his approach again to one thing resembling his finest type that he confirmed at Atalanta.
JUVENTUS PLAYER TO WATCH
Popping out of the primary weekend of the Serie A season, there’s one participant who leads the league in assists.
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It’s a tall and good-looking 20-year-old younger man who simply so occurs to put on black and white a great quantity of the time.
So that you most likely guessed the place we’re going with this. Let’s speak about Kenan Yildiz as a result of there’s by no means actually a nasty time to do one thing like that. (Until it entails him getting despatched off towards Monza final season, I suppose.)
The season-opening win over Parma was Yildiz exhibiting a few of his finest qualities. He was a risk with a head of steam behind him as he charged towards opposing defenders, establishing each targets Juve scored final Sunday night time and staking declare to the title of being the one participant in Serie A with two assists to his identify after Matchday 1.
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In order the highlight on Yildiz solely appears to get greater by the week and with each passing main efficiency, it’s solely pure to consider the place he’s going from right here.
Trace: It’s most likely one thing that entails an ever-improving skillset.
Or it may look rather a lot like what Yildiz has accomplished by way of manufacturing ever since Tudor took over as Juventus’ supervisor again in March. It appears slightly one thing like this:
12 aim contributions (six targets and 6 assists)
One thing tells me that’s good. In all probability as a result of it’s — and the form of tempo on the subject of each targets and assists that all of us hope that Yildiz continues to supply as we head into the primary huge assessments of the 2025-26 season adfter the September worldwide break.
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No higher approach than to proceed the place he left off within the season opener as Juventus head out on the street for the primary time throughout the brand new marketing campaign. And if meaning one other help or two that retains him atop the chart, then so be it. Both approach, Yildiz being Juventus’ largest hazard man is turning into one thing that we’re going to say much more than we did throughout his first season carrying the No. 10 — and that’s an thrilling prospect certainly.
MATCH INFO
When: Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025.
The place: Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy.
Official kickoff time: 6:30 p.m. native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 5:30 p.m. in the UK, 12:30 p.m. Japanese time, 11:30 a.m. Central time, 9:30 a.m. Pacific time.
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HOW TO WATCH
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