The first summer friendly of the Juventus this Friday ended with an unexpected 3-0 defeat against Nuremberg, a team from the German second division. The Bianconeri started off tense and conceded the first goal by Jander in the 19th minute. In the second half Vlahovic wasted the penalty that could have tied the game and in the final minutes the Old Lady fell with goals by Forkel and Janish, between the 87th and 89th minutes.
Thiago Motta’s statements
“We were unable to get into the game, to control the game. At the start of the second half things went much better. We had to find the equaliser and in my opinion it could have changed the game. It’s not an excuse. I think we must and can do better, but in general, regardless of the result, we did a good preparation. I think we can control the game better, control means playing the ball better and in the opponent’s half, extending this possession phase to organise ourselves and also tire out the opponent before finding the space where we can attack. Reinforcements? I’m sure we’ll build a competitive team, I have no doubts. They’ll arrive when they arrive, at the right time, but I repeat that I have no doubts that we’ll build a competitive team.”
Meanwhile Todibo is approaching
The transfers of Matias Soulé to Roma and Dean Huijsen to Bournemouth are about to be completed, with Juventus having now accepted the terms with the two clubs and thus ready to say goodbye to the two products of their youth sector. However, it is not just goodbyes in these hours for the technical director Cristiano Giuntoli: according to the latest reports from TMWin fact, this Friday there was contact between the Juventus transfer market man and the Nice sporting director Florian Maurice with the aim of moving the operation forward Jean-Clair TodiboThe French centre-back born in 1999 is the big target for Thiago Motta’s defence and Juventus’ intention is to try to close the deal once and for all right now.