Luciano Spalletti criticised Juventus’s second-half efficiency regardless of selecting up a 2-0 victory over Genoa in Serie A on Monday night, and says that after six or seven months on the helm in Turin, ‘I’m nonetheless unsure what I’m coping with’.
Juventus claimed in Serie A on Easter Monday because of first-half objectives from Gleison Bremer and Weston McKennie, however goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, introduced on at half-time, bailed his teammates out with a penalty save, and Spalletti believes that had the spot-kick gone in, it might have turn out to be a ‘very tough’ night for the Bianconeri.
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Spalletti reacts to Juventus 2-0 Genoa: ‘I’m nonetheless unsure what I’m coping with’
TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 06: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
Regardless of transferring again inside a degree of Como and the Serie A high 4 on Easter Monday, Spalletti was nonetheless pissed off by a few of the issues he noticed from his gamers towards Genoa, particularly within the second half.
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There have been complaints that a few of the Juventus squad regarded drained, which Spalletti insisted can’t be the case as his gamers obtained further break day within the build-up to Monday’s recreation.
“It wasn’t tiredness, we didn’t prepare yesterday or the day earlier than,” Spalletti Sky after full-time.
“I left them alone as a result of they wanted to get better. That they had two days off, a coaching session and a half after which they took a break, in order that’s not the case.”
Spalletti admitted that regardless of being answerable for Juventus for the reason that finish of October, he nonetheless doesn’t all the time know what he’s going to see from his gamers on the pitch.
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“Typically we’ve got to simply accept that we aren’t the very best variations of ourselves. After six or seven months right here, I’m nonetheless unsure what I’m coping with. It’s not doable to have a primary half like that after which a second half like this. And in the event that they go forward and rating the penalty, it turns into a really tough night.”
TURIN, ITALY – APRIL 06: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Genoa CFC at Allianz Stadium on April 06, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
There are additionally considerations for Dusan Vlahovic, who was meant to return on however felt one thing go in his calf whereas warming up, and for goalkeeper Perin, who was compelled off at half-time, additionally with a calf challenge.
“There’s concern as a result of they each obtained damage, they each felt a muscle go,” Spaleltti confirmed. “We want them to have checks to know how lengthy it’ll take to get them again on the pitch.”