The hammer has fallen and Igor Tudor is not Juventus’ supervisor.
The factor is, like when Tudor took over for Thiago Motta again in March, there isn’t a worldwide break — or at the least a part of one — for the following man as much as are available and attempt to at the least set up some form of rapport earlier than stepping onto the sector subsequent.
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That’s not the way it’s going this time round.
Juventus dismissed Tudor on a Monday. All of 48 or so hours later, Juventus have one other recreation with the primary midweek version of Serie A this season. The person who will probably be main the staff on the sidelines, Subsequent Gen head coach Massimo Brambilla, will solely be there for one recreation — or so we predict. As Juve work to safe a extra skilled/appropriate/well-known substitute for Tudor, Brambilla would be the one who will take the helm on Wednesday night when Juventus face Udinese in a category all-bianconero battle between the groups sitting in eighth and ninth place, respectively, on the Allianz Stadium.
Brambilla, in his second stint because the Subsequent Gen squad’s supervisor, has performed loads of actually good work in Serie C. However he now — albeit for one recreation as we await Luciano Spalletti to take issues over come Thursday’s coaching session — steps right into a state of affairs so much like when he was introduced again to Turin early final season. You already know, the sort of squad that wants one thing to show issues in the precise route. Or, because it’s broadly assumed he’s simply in place because the caretaker supervisor to face Udinese and that’s it, to simply attempt to cease the bleeding earlier than Tudor’s longer-term substitute is available in later within the week.
There haven’t been many examples of this type of managerial state of affairs in Juventus’ storied historical past particularly as a result of dismissing managers in-season simply isn’t one thing the membership has performed. However we actually haven’t seen an interim supervisor step in for one recreation that truly means one thing with the anticipation that it’s the one one he’ll coach earlier than going again to what he was truly on the membership to do. (Keep in mind, the 2 video games wherein Paolo Montero coached in lieu of Max Allegri’s departure was only for the ultimate two video games of the 2023-24 season that had already seen Juve qualify for the Champions League.)
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Primarily, it’s arduous to know what to anticipate.
However then once more, that’s a sense we’ve had about Juventus a very good portion of the time these previous few years.
Simply what the vibe on the Allianz Stadium will probably be like on Wednesday as Udinese come to Turin will probably be an attention-grabbing one. Juve are on their worst run of type in 16 years and haven’t gone 4 video games and not using a objective since 1991. Of their first two league video games out of the October worldwide break, Juve have appeared more and more out of types in so many alternative phases of the sport.
Brambilla, for all that he’s completed with the Subsequent Gen squad (particularly final season after coming again to the membership whereas it was within the midst of a horrible run of type), has by no means coached in Serie A. And whereas that is checked out as a one-game deal after which he’s again together with his ordinary Subsequent Gen squad, it’s a recreation that Juventus must desperately win to attempt to put this winless run to an finish as soon as and for all.
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Udinese have, expectedly, cooled off considerably since their scorching begin to the Serie A season once they collected seven factors of their first three video games. They’ve received simply as soon as within the 5 video games since, beating doubtless relegation battlers Lecce over the weekend.
Regardless of who the coach was going to be for this midweek fixture, going through a mid-table Udinese aspect that has one simply as soon as in Serie A since September was fairly a good matchup to attempt to get three factors. However, as we all know, Juventus are within the sort of state of affairs the place beating nearly anyone looks like a giant ask for the time being. They’re simply in a spiral we haven’t seen in fairly some time.
So right here’s to hoping that the Brambilla bounceback impact can rub off somewhat bit on the senior squad prefer it did with the Subsequent Gen guys final season. If not, then Juve’s subsequent supervisor will probably be coming in at fairly a time — and never a lot of it trying excellent in any respect.
TEAM NEWS
Brambilla didn’t maintain a pre-match press convention, so it’s arduous to know the place issues stand fitness-wise of some gamers — most notably Kenan Yildiz, who was bugged by a little bit of a knee challenge coming into the journey to Rome — as Juventus get set to face Udnese on brief relaxation.
We do, nonetheless, know for certain that these gamers will miss Wednesday evening’s recreation: Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal, Carlo Pinsoglio and, in fact, Arek Milik.
Based mostly on the expected lineups which have come out within the Italian press on Tuesday, the considering is that Brambilla received’t stray too distant from the 3-4-2-1 that Tudor used for the overwhelming majority of his time with Juventus.
Whereas many of the beginning lineup appears fairly simple for Brambilla, there are a few rumored runoffs between Juventus gamers: Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic up entrance, Weston McKennie or Joao Mario because the wingback on the precise, and Federico Gatti or Daniele Rugani in protection.
Teun Koopmeiners is one yellow card away from having to serve a one-game suspension.
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JUVENTUS PLAYER TO WATCH
One of many largest points that people had with Tudor was the fixed altering of his beginning lineup reasonably than having any form of continuity even with the jam-packed fixture listing that presents itself to a membership competing on a number of fronts like Juventus are this season.
None place group is extra proof of that than what Tudor did together with his selections at No. 9 spot up entrance in his 3-4-2-1. So whereas it’s not anticipated that Brambilla goes to shake issues up when it comes to formation, he might very effectively go along with the person who performed a serious position in the one objective scored over the weekend towards Lazio.
(We simply received’t point out who truly scored that objective, however you’ll be able to most likely guess based mostly on the slight little bit of snark behind these final couple of sentences.)
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So let’s speak about him as a result of he’s an necessary piece on this roster regardless of who the supervisor is.
The primary couple of months at Juventus for Jonathan David has not been very form to the gifted Canadian striker. (And sure, he’s gifted it doesn’t matter what his type at Juve has proven to date.) He has been bounced out and in of the beginning lineup, and hasn’t been capable of finding any form of optimistic rhythm at his new membership — and his private and the squad’s general type has proven.
Brambilla will solely be his coach for one recreation after which it’s time handy over the keys to Spalletti as he comes again into the managerial recreation on the membership stage. Is one recreation sufficient for a recent begin earlier than the brand new full-time supervisor is available in? Who the heck is aware of.
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However, if something, David is aware of that the man who couldn’t for the lifetime of him resolve on an everyday striker to go along with has now left the constructing and can most likely be following Juventus’ matchup with Udinese from Croatia or some seashore someplace the place the climate is far hotter than what’s anticipated in Turin on Wednesday.
After all, it might very effectively be an hour earlier than kickoff towards Udinese and Vlahovic is the one who will probably be main the road for Juventus on the Allianz Stadium. However David is at the least any individual who Juventus must get going each for the quick in addition to a extra long term future contemplating they’ve invested so much in him in the case of his annual wage. Vlahovic’s future at Juventus is probably going performed when the 2025-26 season involves an finish. For David, although, he’s a participant who will nearly actually be round for a span of time longer than that.
And Juventus want him to be the David that Canadians see with the nationwide staff as he’s decked out in crimson and white or what Lille supporters noticed for the higher a part of the final 5 years. The true Jonathan David has but to indicate himself at Juventus, and hopefully the ultimate days October proves to be the time wherein he can begin anew.
MATCH INFO
When: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
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The place: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy.
Official kickoff time: 6:30 p.m. native time in Italy and throughout Europe, 5:30 p.m. in the UK, 1:30 p.m. Jap time, 12:30 p.m. Central time, 10:30 a.m. Pacific time.
(Please observe that the autumn time change has gone into impact in Italy, thus having kickoff be an hour later than ordinary in sure areas of the world like the US.)
HOW TO WATCH
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