Tag: JUVENTUS
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Juve made courageous move to appoint Pirlo – Zola
Gianfranco Zola admits Andrea Pirlo’s appointment as Juventus was a surprise. Sarri was sacked and replaced by Andrea Pirlo on Saturday after their Champions League elimination by Lyon. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t surprised by this,” Zola told Sky Sport Italia. “It’s fascinating and if the project works, it’ll go down as…
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Juventus sack Sarri after Champions League exit
Juventus have relieved Maurizio Sarri of his position at the club following their Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon, Goal reports. The Continassa hierarchy held a meeting following the Old Lady’s failure to progress to the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club competition, with Sarri’s future at the club the only point on the…
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Devastated Sarri says he can’t be judged on basis of one match
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri was understandably devastated on Friday by his team’s exit in the last 16 stage of the 2019/2020 UEFA Champions League after a 2-2 aggregate loss. But after losing to Olympique Lyonnais he said he did not believe he would be judged solely on Friday’s match which saw them go out in…
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Despite Ronaldo’s brace, Olympique Lyon knock out Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace, including an unstoppable long-range goal, to give Juventus a 2-1 win over Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League on Friday. However, it was not enough as the French side reached the quarter-finals on away goals. After both sides converted contentious penalties in the first half, Ronaldo struck from out of…
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La Liga: Arthur refusing to play for Barca
Barcelona midfielder Arthur has told the club he does not want to play for them anymore as the midfielder refuses to return from Brazil, Goal reports. The Brazil international will join Juventus this summer after a deal worth €72 million (£66m/$81m) plus up to €10m in bonuses was agreed in June, but his contract with…
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Serie A: Juve line up Pochettino to replace Sarri
Juventus are considering a move for former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino to replace Maurizio Sarri as manager. Sarri remains on thin ice in Turin, despite his Juve side leading Serie A and poised to become champions once again. Yet Sarri’s side have lost as many matches as closest rivals Inter Milan this season already, being…
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Serie A giant open talks with Lacazette
Juventus have opened talks with Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette. The French forward joined the Gunners from Lyon three years ago for what was then a club-record £52million deal. The 29-year-old’s form has dipped markedly this season and he went over a year without scoring a Premier League away goal away before netting the second in…
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Ronaldo rescues Juventus in ‘robbery’ against Atalanta
Cristiano Ronaldo converted two penalty kicks, both awarded for handballs and the second in the last minute on Saturday, as Serie A leaders Juventus twice hit back to draw 2-2 with Atalanta. The draw helped the defending champions to move closer to a ninth successive Serie A title. The Portuguese forward took his league tally…
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Ronaldo shines in Juventus 4-1 win
Juventus beat Torino 4-1 in Saturday’s derby, as Cristiano Ronaldo impressed and Gianluigi Buffon made history. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning goal and provided an assist as Juventus eased to a 4-1 derby win over Torino to open up a seven-point lead at the top of Serie A. Ronaldo was by no means a constant…
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Serie A: Ronaldo scores in Juve rout
Paulo Dybala, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain helped Juventus move seven points clear at the top of Serie A with a resounding 4-0 win over 10-man Lecce at the Allianz Stadium. Fabio Lucioni’s first-half dismissal left lowly Lecce, who had started brightly, facing a daunting task yet it needed a moment of brilliance from Dybala…