Luciano Spalletti warns Juventus ‘are a powerful group, however we’ve acquired to show it each time we step onto the pitch’
It was a tricky check for the Bianconeri on the Cetilar Enviornment, as Pisa hit the woodwork twice with Stefano Moreo and Matteo Tramoni.
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They survived that scare and took the lead on 73 minutes when a double ricochet on Weston McKennie’s low cross noticed Pierre Kalulu bundle over the road, then Kenan Yildiz tapped in throughout stoppages after a powerful Fabio Miretti run.
Spalletti acknowledges Juventus had been under par
PISA, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Head coach and supervisor of Juventus FC Luciano Spalletti reacts in the course of the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Juventus FC at Enviornment Garibaldi on December 27, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
“Our tempo was sluggish, the final 6-7 minutes and first 6-7 minutes of the second half had been dangerous, as Pisa triggered issues with their depth and we had been lucky in these conditions,”
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“Within the second half, we had extra high quality, had been extra ingenious, Zhegrova and David did nicely, giving us extra high quality within the remaining third. We had been in a position to rating and at that second of the sport I felt it was deserved, as we had been creating areas within the field.
“We must do higher and we have to do higher.”
The introduction of Edon Zhegrova appeared to wake Juventus up and he was concerned within the build-up for the opening objective.
“Zhegrova had flu and three days with a excessive fever, so I had doubts he may maintain 35 minutes. However we needed to threat it, as we had been struggling to create these areas, and he as we’ve seen is somebody with the fuse lit, he is aware of learn how to take opponents on and make the best selections,” defined Spalletti.
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“I truthfully thought he wouldn’t do as nicely within the circumstances. Khephren Thuram improved because it went on, I actually preferred Miretti when he got here on, so this win boosts our confidence.”
PISA, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Head coach Luciano Spalletti supervisor of Juventus FC seems on in the course of the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Juventus FC at Enviornment Garibaldi on December 27, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
There have been fairly a number of adjustments this night, together with Teun Koopmeiners returning to a midfield function after a number of weeks in defence and a four-man block on the again.
“With numerous conditions this week, I needed to make adjustments. Koopmeiners didn’t present the standard of somebody in that function, however maybe the change affected him, as did switching the huge males round,” defined Spalletti.
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“We didn’t endure that a lot within the second half, however in that interval on the finish of the primary and begin of the second, we did battle to cope with Pisa’s physicality they usually hit the woodwork twice.
“I assumed Pisa performed very nicely and it was much like their defeat in opposition to Inter, who suffered right here for 70 minutes. Pisa aren’t lucky in the mean time. Our downside is that we’re a powerful group, however we’ve acquired to show it each time we step onto the pitch, and we had been under par in too some ways in the course of the first half.”
PISA, ITALY – DECEMBER 27: Pierre Kalulu of Juventus FC celebrates after scoring a objective in the course of the Serie A match between Pisa SC and Juventus FC at Enviornment Garibaldi on December 27, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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This was Juve’s seventh win within the final eight aggressive video games between Serie A, the Champions League and Coppa Italia, probably placing them again within the Scudetto race.
The desk will look a bit unbalanced till mid-January, as Inter, Napoli, AC Milan and Bologna had fixtures postponed to take part within the Supercoppa Italiana.