Serie A: Udinese-Juventus at 18:00
For Juventus, the month of October was particularly difficult, starting with Bremer’s injury in a match against Leipzig and ending with six goals conceded in two matches against Inter and Parma. Now, the Bianconeri club wants to turn the page, taking advantage of a special occasion: November 1st marks the birthday of the club, founded in 1897. “I am happy and honored to be part of the history of this prestigious club. I wish Juve the best, today and in the future,” said Thiago Motta on his first November at the helm of the team. The players expressed their best wishes on social media: “127 years of history and love. Many more to live… Happy Birthday Old Lady,” wrote Bremer. Perin added: “Family, Life, Elegance, Legend, Vanguard, Belonging. Juventus is a state of mind. Best wishes for your 127 years.”
In the meantime, the club has launched the Extreme Fields project, dedicated to providing unique experiences to fans in the most fascinating football fields in the world. Cambiaso and his teammates will take to the field at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, where the team must restart to climb the standings after being sixth after ten days of the championship. “We must improve to return to the top positions in the standings. We will go to Friuli motivated and determined to offer a great performance”, underlined Motta before the match.
Milan’s Paulo Fonseca said that the talk of the Scudetto doesn’t end in October; Motta responded that it is essential to improve every day in all aspects of the game to increase the team’s competitiveness. It is necessary to return to being as solid as before, limiting the opponents' chances to a maximum of two shots per game.
“We have to work together as a collective, be more compact and aggressive to reduce the spaces for the opponents,” Motta explained about the defensive strategy. Each player must contribute more to not give the opponents any comfort.
Regarding the formation, there could be the possibility of resting Vlahovic: “We will also evaluate today during the last training session”, said the coach. In Motta’s mind there are several options in attack, including Yildiz and Weah as mobile alternatives. There are also questions about the use of Koopmeiners: “He is improving but he is not yet at his best”. The final decisions will be made shortly before the match that will start at 18:00 in Friuli; in the meantime Nico Gonzalez and Douglas Luiz will continue their treatment and will not be available for this match.
The match between Inter and Juventus ended with a score of 4-4, but Inter prevailed 3-2 in the penalty shootout. This result allows Napoli, who won their match yesterday, to consolidate their position in the standings, moving to +4 on Inter and +5 on Juventus.
Inter and Juventus faced each other in an exciting match that kept the fans in suspense until the last minute. The match, played at San Siro, was characterized by a very high pace of play and numerous goal-scoring opportunities.