MILAN (AP) – The annual consultation is in a position to re-examine: can Juventus be prevented?
The Bianconeri are looking to win a 10th consecutive Serie A title and will start the season with another coach for the third year in a row.
Andrea Pirlo has replaced the dismissed Maurizio Sarri for this season, forcing Juventus to get used to betting on another system.
Opponents also seem to be approaching. Last season, Juventus beat Inter Milan by just one point, the smallest margin of victory in their current era of dominance. The team’s thinnest lead when he finished 3 issues over Roma in 2014-15.
However, Juventus had seven transparent issues when it took the name last season, this was favored by the fact that the Lazio crisis following the resumption of Serie A following the forced closure of the coronavirus pandemic was even worse than that of Juve.
Here are a few things to keep in mind in the upcoming Season of Serie A, which this weekend:
The Stranger
Pirlo, 41, is not only Juventus’ new manager, but is a new coach.
Pirlo won his first training task last month when he made him the starter of The Juventus under-23 team, which plays in Serie C, but had not controlled a match before being promoted to upgrade Sarri.
The former midfielder did not complete his final exams and was awarded his training license only on Monday.
At his first press conference as a technician, Pirlo said he wanted his players to have the same spirit and preference as the Juventus team in which he played antonio Conte, and it is Conte who will be his main rival.
In his first year at the helm, Conte led Inter to a position in the league, closest to winning the trophy since winning the name in 2010, with the Champions League and the Italian Cup.
Inter also reached the Europa League final last season, losing to Sevilla 3–2.
Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez have formed an impressive partnership, nicknamed ‘LuLa’ through the Italian media, and it is their objectives and conte’s knowledge that make Inter the greatest risk for a 10-round Juve.
THE REST
In addition to Inter, Atalanta and Lazio were five Serie A champions from last season.
The 4 groups had a mathematical chance of winning the name with 3 more rounds remaining: the fate of the trophy was never really in doubt.
Lazio, which finished fourth, would have taken Juventus even harder without the coronavirus pandemic. The team dragged Juventus to just one point before the Serie A arrest due to the outbreak of the virus. lost six of the next 12 games.
Atalanta had the opposite problem. The team had a notably remarkable first part of the season, but won almost all of their matches after the resumption and reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Milan, the other team, in full march after the resumption of Serie A, winning nine of their 12 matches and attracting the other 3 to move up to 6th place.
The takeover of the club began with the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in January, the 38-year-old Swede, now to help the Rossoneri fight for the name again.
Napoli can also enter the fray after his resurgence after Gennaro Gattuso replaced the dismissed Carlo Ancelotti in December.
RONALDO ENERGY
Cristiano Ronaldo will turn 36 next season, if that counts.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner tied an scoring record in 11 consecutive league appearances with Juventus before the pandemic and temporarily regained his form in resumption by scoring 30 goals after only 30 games in his season in Italy.
Ronaldo finished the season with 31 goals, 10 more than in his first season in Serie A, and five the league’s most sensible goalscorer, Lazio striker Ciro Immobile.
Despite his age, Ronaldo played the five Games of The Juve Serie A last season.
Fans
The Italian football federation hopes enthusiasts can return to stadiums until mid-October.
Italian football matches have been closed to enthusiasts since the country was strictly closed in March. After a three-month break, Last season’s Serie A ended in August with all matches played in empty stadiums.
The FIGC would have a document ready that the government will have to evaluate, the measures come with the requirement that enthusiasts wear transparent masks, which are recognizable through the police, and a social distance of at least 2. 25 meters (7 feet) between each. Busy seat.
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