Dejan Kulusevski has not managed to win over Massimiliano Allegri and has played limited minutes thus far. In general, the Swedish starlet has not lived up to his price tag since moving to Juventus. Arsenal and Tottenham have recently inquired about his availability.
Juventus' strong form continued on Wednesday night when the club beat Zenit 1-0. The Bianconeri defense turned in a fine performance even as its offense struggled, and the match seemed destined to end in a goalless draw. However, Dejan Kulusevski's 87th-minute goal rescued the visitors, turning an ugly match into a stunning victory.
Atalanta owner Antonio Percassi received an award and discussed a few topics. “It is hard to stay at the top levels considering that we are the smallest Italian side in a European competition. We will continue to propose our style of football with humility and hope the results will follow.”
The Milan search for a new attacker will go down to the wire. Brest have rejected their latest bid for Roman Faivre, and the management is considering abandoning the pursuit. The Rossoneri have reached out to Atalanta and Napoli to request info on the availability of Aleksey Miranchuk and Adam Ounas earlier today.
After Sergio Busquets and Spain, COVID has hit another national team before the Euro as Dejan Kulusevski and Mattias Svanberg tested positive. Sweden are hopeful he will be able to return after the opening match and will not replace him right away. Alessandro Florenzi spoke from the Coverciano training center, indicating that France is the team to beat in the Euro and that he believes Italy to be among the challengers.
Massimiliano Allegri has alternated between multiple formations in his previous spell with Juventus, depending on the roster he had at his disposal. The Bianconeri are unlikely to have as much fluidity on the pitch as during the Andrea Pirlo era, but they are set to be more flexible tactically speaking.
Leonardo Bonucci and his agent Alessandro Lucci have been accused of illegally poaching players from other representatives. The federal prosecutive Giuseppe Chiné is evaluating whether to open an investigation after a complaint by AIACS, one of the agents’ associations. Their MO reportedly includes constant text messages and promises of richer contracts and a national team call-up.