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Girls and gents, welcome to Mad Max: Thunderdome, the place two males enter, and one man leaves! Juventus, the place chaos has turn into the norm!
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It truly is a wierd time on the membership. We’re making headlines for all of the improper causes — each on and off the pitch. Each season guarantees to be the one wherein issues will (begin to) flip round on the membership however then it simply finally ends up being one other season wherein we didn’t actually progress and we regularly find yourself altering coaches.
And but, amidst the insanity and miserable state of affairs, we’re nonetheless solely six factors off the highest of the desk within the Serie A (on the time of writing), with just one purpose extra conceded and 4 objectives fewer scored than league leaders Napoli.
So bear in mind ragazzi, although it seems unhealthy now, issues may at all times be a lot worse.
12 months 0
Juventus traveled to Spain to play Villarreal within the second match of the league part of the Champions League (there’s nonetheless no tidy technique to write that). Georges Mikautadze scored the sport’s first purpose after a move from the livewire Nicolas Pepe created havoc within the Juventus protection. Andrea Cambiaso slipped, Pepe and Mikautadze mixed, and the latter tapped the ball previous Mattia Perin. Villarreal edged this tight match within the first half, principally due to Pepe dominating Juan Cabal on the wing, however Juventus responded effectively to conceding the primary purpose and created a couple of good probabilities by means of Weston McKennie and Kenan Yildiz.
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Remarkably, Federico Gatti equalized early within the second half with a spectacular purpose.
An extended throw-in from McKennie discovered its technique to into the field by way of Lloyd Kelly. Gatti responded with an instinctive overhead kick that seemingly caught goalkeeper Arnau Tenas (and everyone else) without warning as he reacted late to the shot and let it slip underneath his palms: 1-1. Substitute Francisco Conceição then capitalized on one other mistake from a Villareal participant, this time from Dani Parejo who reacted slowly to a move from a teammate and misplaced possession. Conceição dribbled into the field and completed with a left-footed shot down the center.
The Bianconeri defended the lead effectively for the rest of the sport and restricted Villarreal to few probabilities within the second half. Sadly, one probability was all they wanted to equalize. Ex-Juventus defender Renato Veiga scored a header from a nook kick within the ninetieth minute to disclaim his former staff the victory in a irritating however entertaining sport that we must always have gained. Last rating: 2-2.
Again in Serie A, the Bianconeri welcomed AC Milan and former coach Massimiliano Allegri to city. It was one other tight sport wherein Milan was most likely the higher staff as they created the upper high quality probabilities by means of the likes of Santiago Giménez, Rafael Leao, and, crucially, Christian Pulisic who shot his penalty over the bar early within the second half. The most important probabilities for the Bianconeri fell to Gatti (once more!) by means of a header and an acrobatic half-volley from corners that Mike Maignan saved excellently. It ended goalless, a consequence that helps neither staff within the battle for prime 4 (and probably the Scudetto).
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We then traveled to the attractive metropolis of Como to play one of many league’s darling groups. Marc-Oliver Kempf gave Como the lead within the 4th minute after he volleyed a fully excellent cross from Nico Paz into purpose. Juventus struggled to check goalkeeper Jean Butez an excessive amount of throughout the sport and we discovered ourselves 2-0 down after one other magical second from Paz. Charging ahead on the counter, he minimize inside to his left foot and curled the ball into the far nook regardless of Cambiaso’s try to dam the shot. Last rating: 2-0.
From Como to Madrid for Matchday 3 of the Champions League towards Actual Madrid. It was an enchanting match that ebbed and flowed properly within the first half. Juventus edged the start of the sport and appeared to threaten on the counter, particularly on the suitable aspect by means of the courageous however offensively-limited Pierre Kalulu. Actual Madrid dominated possession and pictures however general the sport was fairly even within the first interval. Xabi Alonso’s staff gained extra management of the sport as time went on and Di Gregorio made quite a few saves all through the match to maintain the rating respectable. Jude Bellingham scored the sport’s solely purpose within the 57th minute when Vini Jr’s shot rebounded off the put up and Bellingham tapped the rebound into purpose from a couple of yards out. Vlahovic and Openda had huge probabilities to equalize however we lacked the killer intuition wanted to attain. McKennie, Gatti (new heart ahead?), and Kostic all had a couple of pictures as effectively however goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had a strong sport in purpose to maintain a clear sheet for his staff. Last rating: 1-0.
The away sport towards Lazio was arguably our worst efficiency of the month. Toma Primary scored with a deflected shot after a incredible help from… Juventus striker Jonathan David, who headed the ball straight to the Lazio midfielder deep in our personal half and straight precipitated the purpose. Juventus struggled desperately to create clear-cut probabilities within the first half however had extra urgency after the break principally due to substitutes Khéphren Thuram and Kenan Yildiz. The most important second of the second half got here across the hour mark when Alessio Romagnoli stamped on Conceição within the field however the referee waved away our penalty claims. A depressing efficiency towards a mediocre Lazio staff ends in a 1-0 loss and .
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We ended the month on a excessive observe with the most effective efficiency of October at house towards Udinese, with Subsequent Gen supervisor Massimo Brambilla taking cost for he night time. Vlahovic scored a penalty within the fifth minute and the Bianconeri piled on the strain with a flurry of pictures and probabilities within the first half. As soon as once more, our opponents punished us for our wastefulness, as Nicolo Zaniolo equalized for the guests in first-half stoppage time after pouncing on a unfastened ball within the field. However Juventus continued its relentless assault within the second half and breathed an enormous sigh of aid when our strain paid off with a second purpose. Gatti (there he’s once more!) headed in a nook from Cambiaso after 67 minutes of play. Yildiz scored the killer purpose deep into stoppage time when he gained and scored a penalty within the 96th minute. A tougher sport than it appeared however a really encouraging efficiency that gave us our first and solely victory in October: 3-1.
Juventus Girls
Juventus Girls opened the month with a goalless draw towards Sassuolo within the league opener, however adopted that with a shock 2-1 comeback victory over Benfica within the first fixture of the new-look Girls’s Champions League. (They’ve additionally now switched to at least one huge league part desk.) Cecilia Salvai scored a header and a poacher’s purpose contained in the field to win the sport for the Bianconere after they conceded an early purpose from Lucia Alves. In between Salvai’s two objectives, Barbara Bonansea thought she scored a purpose as effectively however VAR dominated it was offside.
Similar to the boys’s staff, the ladies’s staff additionally misplaced to Como within the league this month. After a decent first and second half, Nadine Nischler volleyed in an 84th minute winner to provide her staff the late victory. A second consecutive loss adopted after that as Juventus misplaced 2-1 to European heavyweights Bayern Munchen within the Champions League. Pernille Tougher headed within the first purpose of the sport within the eleventh minute however Eva Schatzer curled in a pleasant free kick within the seventeenth minute to equalize.
It appeared like Juventus have been heading for a hard-earned draw however misplaced the sport within the ninety fifth minute in essentially the most unlucky of manners. Lea Schuller’s cross deflected off Tougher and crept into purpose. A bitterly painful 2-1 loss. Final however not least, the Bianconere beat Lazio 1-0 within the remaining sport of the month due to an 86th minute penalty from Cristiana Girelli after a handball by Eleonora Goldoni within the field.
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Not one other teen film reset
For the third time in lower than two years, Juventus has stated goodbye to a coach. After Massimiliano Allegri and Thiago Motta, Igor Tudor is now the most recent to depart the membership. barely two months into the 2025-26 season.
Admittedly, the outcomes on the pitch, particularly in October, have been depressing. The staff went eight video games with out successful earlier than lastly beating Udinese 3-1 on the twenty ninth.
The temper on the membership appears gloomy. Juventus employed former Napoli and Azzurri coach not less than till the tip of the season. The period of Spalletti’s contract emphasizes the issues on the membership. Both no person is aware of what the long-term plan is or, after we do have one, no person desires to keep it up.
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For the reason that Allegri 1.0 period, we now have dedicated to 2 new huge “initiatives” by means of Andrea Pirlo and Thiago Motta. I consider we by no means gave Maurizio Sarri the gamers he wanted for his system so, to me, we didn’t actually committ to a Sarri venture. In each the Pirlo and the Motta case, we gave up on the earliest signal of discomfort. Regardless of qualifying for the Champions League in a dramatic finale on the ultimate matchday of the season, the membership parted methods with Pirlo. Motta didn’t even get a full season and was ordered to depart after 10 months in cost. After all, the Allegri 2.0 period was an try and return to the glory days of Allegri 1.0.
Within the circumstances of Pirlo and Motta, it looks as if the membership had an concept for a long-term venture however didn’t wish to keep it up for the long-run. As evidenced by the unbelievable tenure of Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool — he was employed in 2015 however solely gained his first trophy with the membership, the Champions League, in 2019 — true long-term initiatives take a couple of seasons earlier than they begin producing outcomes/trophies. However who has the time or endurance for that, particularly when the one means we keep considerably steady financially is that if we qualify for the Champions League each season? The posh of giving a venture a couple of seasons to provide outcomes is solely not there.
Now it looks as if the membership has no concept of a long-term plan. All of us knew that Tudor was at all times going to be a brief resolution because the membership presumably took this season to determine a plan. However now even the short-term plan has been eradicated, so I’ve completely no concept what the hell is even happening anymore.
One factor appears fairly sure although: it seems prefer it’s going to be yet one more reset and yet one more dreaded “transition” season.