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Juventus player ratings vs Pisa: Delightful Conceicao, Unstoppable Yildiz Juventus put an end to their four-match winless run in emphatic fashion, beating the sorry Pisa by four unanswered goals at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. The Bianconeri dominated the action in the first half, but they lacked the final touch. After the break, they rapidly found the opener through Andrea Cambiaso, before doubling their lead with a Khephren Thuram rebound. Kenan Yildiz broke his goal-drought with a superb finish, and Jeremie Boga capped off a marvellous second half by scoring the fourth goal with the last kick of the match. ............ Juventus (3-4-2-1) Mattia Perin – 6.5 The newly-appointed Juventus No.1 was a bystander for the bulk of the evening, but he had to pull off a spectacular save early on to prevent a shocking Pisa opener. Pierre Kalulu – 7 ............ Federico Gatti – 5.5 The Italian defender looked shaky at the back, as he almost cost Juventus with two near blunders. Luciano Spalletti took him off at half-time before he could cause damage. Gleison Bremer – 6.5 ............ Weston MeKennie – 6.5 ............ Manuel Locatelli – 7.5 The Juventus captain instigated Thuram’s strike after hitting the post with a low drive. His inch-perfect through ball for Boga allowed his old Sassuolo teammate to open his account at the Allianz Stadium. Khephren Thuram – 7.5 The Frenchman bossed the middle of the park and kept his composure to poach the second goal on the rebound, making it look easier than it was. Andrea Cambiaso – 7 While it wasn’t exactly vintage Cambiaso, the left-back had the tactical awareness to place himself at the back post, knowing that Yildiz was going to find him. Almost scored a second goal with a sublime curler. Francisco Conceicao – 8 A superb display from the Portuguese winger, who was an absolute menace for Pisa’s defenders. He wreaked havoc with his pace and dribbles, instigated the opener, and provided the assist for Yildiz. Kenan Yildiz – 8.5 A sensational outing from the Turkish star, who ran circles around the helpless Pisa defenders. His clever square ball granted Cambiaso the easiest of goals, while his excellent strike showed he can be devastating when playing as a striker. Jonathan David – 5 ............ Substitutes Jeremie Boga – 7 Another impressive cameo from the Ivorian, who wasted a couple of inviting chances, but eventually scored a lovely goal with the last kick of the match after skipping past the goalkeeper. Lloyd Kelly – 6.5 ............ Fabio Miretti – N/A Teun Koopmeiners – N/A Filip Kostic – N/A . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-player-ratings-vs-pisa-delightful-conceicao-unstoppable-yildiz/

Juventus 4 - Pisa 0: Initial reaction and random observations It’s been 37 long days. Thirty-seven long days since Juventus last won a game in Serie A. As we are well aware of, a whole lot of badness has happened over the course of those 37 days, and it has drastically changed the scope of the final two-plus months of the 2025-26 season for Luciano Spalletti and his players. But Juventus’ winless run in Serie A will end at 37 days. ............ Juventus rang in Spalletti’s 67th birthday with about as good of a second-half response that we could have asked for after an opening 45 minutes in which the Bianconeri weren’t overly convincing. Spalletti was the trigger man of it all, making two very good substitutions and shifting Kenan Yildiz into the false 9 position — or at least more centrally than he usually is out on the left — in which we’ve seen him appear in to varying degrees of success so far this season. But on this night, not only did Spalletti’s tactical switch change things for the better, it allowed Juventus to absolutely curb stomp a Pisa side that is bound for relegation, score four second-half goals and roll to a 4-0 win at the Allianz Stadium on Saturday night that the Bianconeri their first Serie A win in over a month. In the first half, Spalletti looked like a man who was not having a very enjoyable birthday. But the second half, that tenor definitely changed, and it just so happened that his players were the ones who were coming over to him after almost every goal that they scored there to celebrate right alongside the well-dressed birthday boy. The best part of the second half besides the obvious fact that it allowed Juventus to win? You see the changes Spalletti made, you see them put them into action, you saw Andrea Cambiaso score the opening goal on a brilliant assist from Yildiz and then you just saw the team continue to push forward and barely let Pisa do anything of note as the Juve lead only grew larger and larger over the course of the subsequent 20 or so minutes. ............ Pisa had one shot total in the second half. One! They had an xG of 0.06. It was a 14-1 advantage on shots in the second half. Juventus made the most of all the possession they had — which wasn’t something we could say in the first half as they had plenty of the ball but were clearly lacking the killer punch to actually put their chances away. But Spalletti’s reaction right out of the half clearly worked. Yildiz as a false 9 hasn’t always been the key to unlock Juventus’ attacking struggles. So on this night, against a Pisa team that hasn’t won in months, the switch did turn things for the better — and then some. It’s been a while since Juventus lost won a Serie A game. Maybe not as long as Pisa — and that is a really long time for that club to have last claimed three points — but for a club like Juventus to go over a month without a win in Serie A is nothing short of a major development that brings expected doom. Thankfully, it’s now a thing of the past. And with Como winning earlier in the day on Saturday, we knew that the best Juventus could do is be in the same place in the standings in which they started. That’s the problem with being one of the chasers — you can only move up if you get the help. Juve may or may not get help this weekend, but at least they did what they can control, and that’s to get the win and the three points. Now they get to rest up and go again next weekend because getting into fourth place is the only thing this team has left to play for this season. RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS Winning, and winning rather comfortably? What is this nonsense? Oh, right. This is what you need to do against relegation battlers. Or, in this case, a team that is likely to get relegated. The sooner you can put them away and choke out any sense of hope, the better. Sure, it took until early in the second half for that to happen, but Juve did exactly as we hoped — get the three points and do it with some room to sare. Juventus are now 1-0 when Mario Mandzukic stops by the Allianz this season. Miss you, buddy. After that first-half performance from Jonathan David, it had me wondering “You think Mario’s got 20 or 30 minutes in his legs today?” I want it to work with David so much. I really, really do. And not just because he’s a CONCACAF guy and I sit here in a CONCACAF country as I type this. But just because he’s shown to be a good player. He hasn’t been a good player at Juventus, though, and you’re starting to wonder if it will fully click for him in Turin now that we’re at the point in the season where there’s 10 games to go. That early 2026 groove he looked to be finding just isn’t there anymore and it looks like he’s back to the same striker who was running low on confidence in the first half of the season. That’s not what you want when you’re trying to get back to fourth place and a Champions League spot. Cambiaso has more goals since the start of February than David does. That’s not good! ............ Low bar, sure, but that really was one of Cambiaso’s best games in a long time. That’s good because Juve really do need him to be a positive influence on games again knowing their other options at fullback. So is Mattia Perin Juventus’ new starting goalkeeper? They do say that three of something in a consecutive order is a trend, and Perin has now started three games in a row. Spalletti hasn’t really given many clues as to this, so the only real signal we have is who he actually chooses to start when the lineups are announced. Lately, that has been Perin — and seems like there’s no changing that for the time being. ............ The thing I loved most about Yildiz’s goal was just how cool he was about it all. He shakes his defender out of his boots to clear some shooting space, the shot is about as perfectly placed as you can get and his reaction to it is that he knows it’s a goal the moment it leaves his foot. It had been a decent amount of time since Yildiz’s last goal, too — which made it all the better to see him get that off his list of things to do since signing his big new contract. Plus, like I said, that assist to Cambiaso on Juventus’ first goal of the night was just so good, too. Jérémie Boga with two goals in two games. He’s shaking off the rust after not playing for two months for very unfortunate reasons he was caught up in. If he continues to shake off that rust and be a solid option off the bench for Spalletti the rest of the season, the option to make his move to Turin a permanent one feels like an easy pick up for Juve’s front office. Like really, really easy. You just aren’t going to find solid depth for that kind of price in 2026. By the way, that pass from Manuel Locatelli on Boga’s goal was a thing of beauty. Good to see the old Sassuolo teammates reconnect for a pretty sweet cherry on top of a great second half. ............ Am I surprised that Khephren Thuram was the likely ring leader of Juve players going over to Spalletti to celebrate with him after the second goal? No, not at all. He just seems like the kind of menace in that good kind of way — and it’s no wonder his teammates love him for it. Chico Conceição was rather lively — and that’s a good thing. Juve need consistency from him now more than ever as they look for some creativity and production opposite of Yildiz in attack. ............ 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Spalletti sends Juventus transfer message for David: ‘Yildiz better with a No 9’ Luciano Spalletti seemed to send a message to Juventus about the future of Jonathan David and Lois Openda. ‘Kenan Yildiz would do even better if he had a Number 9 near him.’ ............ It is notable that the breakthrough and vast improvement only came after the break, when David and Federico Gatti had been substituted by Boga and Lloyd Kelly. Yildiz was moved to the False 9 role and found his goal, but Spalletti’s comments felt like a pointed reminder of his January transfer requests. ............ “A centre-forward needs to have either a physical impact, or great technical quality,” the coach said. “There aren’t many spaces against sides like Pisa, so you must be able to weight the pass correctly, we showed that we did have the situations to cause problems. “It becomes more difficult for Yildiz to play like this, because these are not his characteristics, he is not at ease with his back to goal.” ............ The tactician made no secret of his desire to sign a real centre-forward during the January transfer window, but negotiations for players like Randal Kolo-Muani and Youssef En-Nesyri faltered. We may well soon see more of what Spalletti had envisaged, because Dusan Vlahovic is back in training after an adductor tear in November 2025. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/spalletti-juventus-message-david-yildiz-no9/

Spalletti on Juventus birthday gift, tactical tweaks and Boga warning Luciano Spalletti celebrates his 67th birthday, explains his changes that transformed Juventus to beat Pisa 4-0 and warns Jeremie Boga ‘is a bit too sluggish at times.’ It proved to be a very happy birthday indeed for the coach, who had not been able to celebrate a real victory since February 1 after a run of two points in four Serie A rounds, Champions League and Coppa Italia elimination. They took a while to break Pisa down, but ran riot in the second half with Andrea Cambiaso, Khephren Thuram, Kenan Yildiz and Jeremie Boga goals for a 4-0 result. ............ After Thuram’s goal, players ran over to celebrate on the touchline with their tactician on his special day. “I have many years on me, but hopefully I only show the good ones,” smiled Spalletti on Sky Sport Italia. ............ “There are different moments of the match, as Yildiz scored, but the spaces had already opened up because we were in the lead,” explained Spalletti. “The density of the first half was very different, so if Kenan starts from out wide, which he enjoys because he can see everything in front of him, and it is also a very different type of marking that he has to deal with. “It is a slightly different type of work for a striker to be in the centre. Of course, once Pisa were trailing, they couldn’t maintain that solidity with the long ball for the two physical strikers, forcing you to chase back. It’s not easy to play through that density, we have difficulties in those situations. “If Yildiz had a centre-forward next to him, it’d be better, because that figure can take some of the physical impact of dealing with the defenders and ease the pressure on Yildiz. In the first half, we couldn’t find the spaces or go around them by moving the ball quickly.” ............ “Everything improved after the break, the speed of movement, we talked about a few things. I took Federico off too not because he hadn’t done well, but because you need someone with better feet to play out from the back when there’s that packed midfield in front of you,” continued Spalletti. “I felt bad taking Gatti off, it was between him and Bremer, I might choose differently next time.” ............ “Boga has that quality, we all know that, but he’s a bit too sluggish at times. He needs to be more determined, grittier, because we know he has that pace to shock opposition defenders, but he has to give it that fire too. “The bench is not a waiting area, it is an extra part of the team. In modern football, you pick players who can do damage in certain moments of the match, who provide something unexpected. Those on the bench are watching, they can see where the spaces are and what spots they can attack, they are participating and learning throughout,” concluded Spalletti. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/spalletti-juventus-birthday-tactical-tweaks/

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Yildiz and Thuram: ‘Juventus must have belief, special Spalletti celebration’ Kenan Yildiz insists he is happy to play anywhere for Juventus, while Khephren Thuram explained the special Luciano Spalletti celebration. ‘We’ve got to believe in ourselves.’ The Bianconeri had been showing some good performances and spirit to fight back from difficult situations, but hadn’t celebrated a Serie A victory since February 1. ............ They ended a run of two points from four rounds, along with Champions League and Coppa Italia elimination, by sweeping Pisa aside 4-0 in Turin. It took a while to break the newly-promoted strugglers down, then the floodgates opened with Andrea Cambiaso, Thuram, Kenan Yildiz and Jeremie Boga on target. ............ “I am happy for the victory, as we did well in the first half too, but much better in the second half. I believe we had some very good performances in recent games, we didn’t manage to win them, but are on the right track,” Yildiz said. ............ “I am here to help the team, it doesn’t matter where, if the coach tells me to play centre-forward or on the left, that’s fine. I had some knocks today, including on my head, it hurt a bit, but I’m fine,” smiled Yildiz. Today was coach Spalletti’s birthday, and after the Thuram goal, the players ran over to hug the tactician on the touchline. “I am not exactly a hitman, but it is good to score goals and it was a little gift for the coach to celebrate his birthday,” Thuram said. ............ “We believe, because we’ve got the team that can do it, so we must have belief. That’s where it all starts, we want to get into the Champions League and we’ve got to believe in ourselves.” . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/yildiz-thuram-juventus-spalletti-celebration/

Serie A | Juventus 4-0 Pisa – Player Ratings as Yildiz shines in Turin Juventus put in a competent second half performance to beat Pisa 4-0 this evening, with goals from Andrea Cambiaso, Khephren Thuram, Kenan Yildiz and Jeremie Boga sealing the win. Football Italia’s Man of the Match was Yildiz, however, for his electric performance, assist for Cambiaso’s opener and scoring the Bianconeri’s third goal. Juventus 4-0 Pisa – Player Ratings Juventus: Perin 6.5; Kalulu 6.5, Bremer 6, Gatti 6 (Kelly 6), Cambiaso 7; Thuram 7 (Koopmeiners N/A), Locatelli 6.5, Conceicao 7 (Miretti N/A); McKennie 6, Yildiz 7.5 (Kostic N/A), David 5 (Boga 7) Best Juventus player: Kenan Yildiz – Once again very good tonight and proving truly talismanic in Juventus’ attack. Led the charge more than once, picking up a goal and an assist on the way to victory. Lowest Juventus rating: Jonathan David – Taken off at half-time after a poor half of football, the Canadian is still yet to hit his best levels at Juventus. Coach: Luciano Spalletti 7.5 – On his birthday, the coach picks up a confident victory and will be happy with the way his team reacted to a difficult first half. Bringing on Boga for David helped significantly as the coach unwraps three points to celebrate. Pisa: Nicolas 6; Calabresi 5.5 (Iling Junior N/A), Caracciolo 6, Coppola 5; Leris 6 (Cuadrado 6), Aebischer 5.5, Marin 6 (Loyola 5.5), Hojholt 6 (Piccinini 6), Angori 5.5; Moreo 6, Durosinmi 5.5 (Stojilkovic N/A) Best Pisa player: Stefano Moreo ............ Lowest Pisa rating: Francesco Coppola ............ Coach: Oscar Hiljemark 5.5 ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/serie-a-juventus-pisa-player-ratings/

Serie A | Juventus 4-0 Pisa: Yildiz inspiration brings much needed victory Juventus took a while to break Pisa down, but eventually ran out 4-0 winners with Andrea Cambiaso, Khephren Thuram, Kenan Yildiz and Jeremie Boga goals to end their negative streak. ............ It was Pisa who had a big chance after four minutes, when Stefano Moreo’s glancing header at the near post on an Angori cross forced a tricky save out of Mattia Perin. ............ Juventus finally took the lead when Kenan Yildiz was sent down the right by Conceicao and stood up the cross for Cambiaso’s free header at the back post. It was a totally empty net, as Nicolas had been drawn to the near post and was not expecting the cross. They doubled their lead when Weston McKennie won it back on the edge of the area, Locatelli’s angled drive bounced off the far post, allowing Thuram to turn in the rebound from 12 yards. The players rushed over to celebrate with Spalletti on his birthday. ............ Yildiz got the third when he gathered from Conceicao on the edge of the area, committed Coppola with a shimmy, and blasted into the far bottom corner. It was his first Serie A goal since mid-January. Cambiaso’s curler flashed just wide of the far top corner from the edge of the box. With the last kick of the game, Locatelli’s inspired slide-rule pass sent Boga through without breaking his stride to dribble around Nicolas and deposit into an empty net from a tricky angle. Juventus 4-0 Pisa Cambiaso 54 (J), Thuram 65 (J), Yildiz 75 (J), Boga 93 (J) . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/serie-a-juventus-4-0-pisa-yildiz-inspiration/

Juventus demolish Pisa with second half performance Juventus secured an emphatic 4-0 victory over Pisa in Turin this evening, keeping their pursuit of a top-four finish firmly on track. Both teams entered the fixture knowing the importance of collecting points at this stage of the season. ............ Despite the final scoreline, the match was far from straightforward during the early stages. Pisa approached the game with determination and defensive discipline, aware that a strong performance was necessary if they were to take anything from the encounter. ............ By half-time, the visitors could take encouragement from their performance, having successfully limited the attacking threat of the hosts. Juventus responded by making changes at the interval, introducing Jeremie Boga for the ineffective Jonathan David and Lloyd Kelly in place of Federico Gatti. The substitutions proved to be a turning point in the match. Nine minutes after the restart, Juventus finally broke the deadlock when Andrea Cambiaso found the net, ending Pisa’s resistance. Once the first goal arrived, the momentum shifted firmly in favour of the home side. Khephren Thuram soon doubled the advantage, reflecting Juventus’ growing dominance as Pisa struggled to contain the pressure. Kenan Yildiz then added a third goal to complete a convincing performance, before Jeremie Boga scored a fourth in added time to seal an impressive result. ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-demolish-pisa-with-second-half-performance/

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