Luciano Spalletti tells Juventus that the journey to Udinese is ‘about stepping as much as the following stage, like in video video games’ and desires to be taught from Bayern Munich’s ‘encyclopaedia of soccer.’
It kicks off on the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET).
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SASSUOLO, ITALY – JANUARY 06: Luciano Spalletti, Head Coach of Juventus, celebrates his workforce’s third purpose, scored by Jonathan David throughout the Serie A match between US Sassuolo Calcio and Juventus FC at Mapei Stadium Citta del Tricolore on January 06, 2026 in Sassuolo, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
The Bianconeri had been going via a disaster, which included crashing out of the Champions League and Coppa Italia, however obtained again on observe by thrashing Pisa 4-0.
Jeremie Boga impressed off the bench within the sport, so he will get his first begin right here instead of Jonathan David, shifting Kenan Yildiz to a False 9 position.
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Spalletti outlines Juventus modifications
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Juventus FC head coach Luciano Spalletti appears to be like on throughout the Serie A match between Juventus FC and SS Lazio at Allianz Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
“It will be an important sport for our season, as it’s the sort of match the place we’re stepping as much as the following stage, like in video video games,”
“My gamers subsequently have to defend all they’ve constructed and gone via this time period, and do it towards a troublesome opponent.”
Dusan Vlahovic returned to coaching this week for the primary time since his critical tendon damage in November 2025, however just isn’t within the squad but, lacking out together with Emil Holm.
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“Udinese usually are not the workforce we confronted earlier this season in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, they’ve discovered their identification. They’re additionally very bodily, so we have to make our high quality rely and the primary contact goes to be decisive, as that’s what means that you can take management of the ball and rob their physicality of that energy,” added Spalletti.
The Juventus coach gained inspiration from watching the Champions League, the place Bayern Munich beat Atalanta 6-1 on Tuesday.
BERGAMO, ITALY – MARCH 10: Serge Gnabry of FC Bayern Munich scores his workforce’s third purpose throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Spherical of 16 First Leg match between Atalanta BC and FC Bayern München at Stadio di Bergamo on March 10, 2026 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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“For this reason I selected three upfront who’ve nice high quality on the ball and may take males on. In fashionable soccer, everybody has to seek out their place on the sphere with stability and continuous altering of position, however doing it in a dynamic and fluid method.
“Simply have a look at Bayern Munich the opposite day towards Atalanta, they confirmed us a complete encyclopaedia of motion and positioning in soccer.
“It’s about realising the place the gaps are and never letting Davis collect an extended ball to dash into area.”
Juve hope that with Roma and Como going head-to-head tomorrow for fourth place, it will possibly allow them to again into that tussle for Champions League qualification.
“What turns into basic is that gamers realise a match can change in a second, and we are able to dictate what occurs in that second. It’s all the time as much as us,” concluded Spalletti.