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Report Man United open talks to sign Juventus midfielder Locatelli Manchester United have reportedly opened talks with the agent of Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli over a possible summer transfer. ............ The report claims that Locatelli is one of the Red Devils’ options to replace Casemiro in 2026-27. Locatelli is a regular starter at Juventus and has shown steady improvements under coach Luciano Spalletti since the Italian tactician was appointed by the Old Lady at the end of October. ............ Locatelli, 28, is the Juventus captain and has grabbed one goal and one assist in 31 appearances across all competitions this season. ............ A Euro 2020 winner with the Italy national team, Locatelli has scored three goals in 34 appearances with the Azzurri. His contract at the Allianz Stadium runs out in June 2028. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/man-united-open-talks-juventus-locatelli/

Juventus’ fourth kit for 2025-26 leaked Juventus’ fourth kit, featuring a ‘hooped design in black and white’, has been leaked online. ............ According to the report, it will be available in the coming weeks and is expected to be worn by Juventus players for a competitive match this season, as it already happened in the past. ............ The Bianconeri’s fourth kit has been designed by Adidas and Studio Sgura and features a black and white hooped design, moving away from the club’s traditional stripes. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/picture-juventus-fourth-kit-2025-26-leaked/

Tacchinardi: Three players ‘adding nothing’ ahead of ‘terrible month’ Former Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi criticises Teun Koopmeiners, Lois Openda and Edon Zhegrova following the Old Lady’s Coppa Italia exit: ‘They add nothing, and Juve have a terrible month ahead.’ ............ Former Juventus midfielder Tacchinardi examined the game during SportMediaset’s post-match show, blaming the Old Lady’s reserves and focusing particularly on three players. ............ “The result was too harsh for Juve, because they put in a very good performance,” Tacchinardi said. “They created a lot before the penalty, which, for me, was nonexistent. They are playing great football, but paid a high price because they were unable to finalise their attacks. After all, who wins is right.” ............ “I think Juventus wanted a striker with different characteristics because David wants the ball inside the box and he fights, but it’s not enough, and he’s still shy up there,” Tacchinardi said. ............ “Juventus have many tough games coming up, and David and Openda are not increasing their level. I see a player who puts in commitment, but is struggling. Juventus’ reserves are struggling, but Spalletti can’t use only 11 players and needs everyone to improve. Koopmeiners, Openda and Zhegrova are adding nothing, but Spalletti needs them because he has a terrible month ahead.” The Serie A giants will host Lazio in their next Serie A match on Sunday before visiting Inter the following week. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/ex-juventus-3-players-add-nothing-terrible/

Juventus player ratings vs Atalanta: Bremer endures rare Off night While the final result may be too harsh, Juventus were eliminated from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Atalanta, who put three unanswered goals past Mattia Perin. The Bianconeri saw more of the ball, and had several dangerous chances, but they lacked the serenity in the final third. On the contrary, the Orobici were exceptionally clinical in front of goal, although they had luck on their side when Gleison Bremer’s handball gifted a spot-kick, resulting in the opener. ............ Juventus XI (3-5-2) Mattia Perin – 5.5 Aside from picking the ball from his net thrice, the experienced goalkeeper had very little to do. However, none of the goals were his mistake, including the third, which came from a slightly deflected shot. Federico Gatti – 6 ............ Gleison Bremer – 5 While the Brazilian had his moments, he had a negative role to play in all three goals. Gave away the spot-kick on the opener with an unfortunate own goal, opted against clearing the square ball on the second, and gifted Atalanta possession on the third. Lloyd Kelly – 5 The Englishman couldn’t prevent the square ball on the second goal. Tried to block Mario Pasalic’s shot on the third, but inadvertently wrongfooted his goalkeeper. Pierre Kalulu – 5.5 ............ Manuel Locatelli – 6 The Juventus captain put on a shift in the middle of the park, helping the team win back the ball and maintain possession. The whole game plan faltered following his exit. Khephren Thuram – 6 ............ Andrea Cambiaso – 5.5 ............ Francisco Conceicao – 5.5 The Portuguese winger will be kicking himself for failing to capitalise on a golden opportunity to break the deadlock when he saw his shot blocked by Marco Carnesecchi. He tried to rectify his mistake shortly afterwards, but his effort crashed against the woodwork. Weston McKennie – 5.5 The American played as an attacking midfielder and even switched to a striker at one point, but he lacked the ability to execute his chances properly. Jonathan David – 6 A generous display from the Canadian striker, who ran all over the pitch and set up McKennie on a couple of occasions. However, his teammates didn’t provide him with sufficient service. Substitutes Jeremie Boga – 6 The Ivorian produced some exciting touches on his Juventus debut and almost created the equaliser for McKennie. Teun Koopmeiners – 5.5 ............ Emil Holm – 5.5 ............ Edon Zhegrova – N/A Lois Openda N/A . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-player-ratings-vs-atalanta-bremer-endures-rare-off-night/

Atalanta 3 - Juventus 0: Initial reaction and random observations The final score from Bergamo on Thursday night will say that Atalanta thoroughly beat Juventus. It make things seem like they weren’t close, and that Luciano Spallett’s squad was completely overwhelmed by what La Dea were doing for much of the night. But that’s not the case. The scoreline, it can be deceiving. And this one is most certainly a case of that. Sure, losing by three goals and seeing your Coppa Italia run end in the same round that it did a year ago is not a good look. That is the simplistic view of it. But when you are on the receiving end of a … let’s just say … less-than-questionable penalty call well after the supposed incident actually happened, then you’re suddenly forced to chase the game rather than have things be the way they were for much of the night — pretty dang even. Or maybe even favoring Juventus compared to how Atalanta were playing. But with Spalletti’s squad having to chase rather than truly play things out and the early chances that Juventus had not being converted, it all added up to Juve losing in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals for the second straight season. ............ The fact is, the game changed after VAR ruled that Gleison Bremer handled the ball and gave a penalty away to Atalanta. Less than 20 minutes before the half, a performance in which Juventus should have been ahead suddenly turned into a case where they were trailing 1-0 and having to generate scoring chances without their best player on the field. (Which, considering Kenan Yildiz asked to be subbed off at the half all of four days ago, wasn’t necessarily the worst thing in the world. Let the young man rest for a game or two. He needs it.) But the catch in that is the reality that Juventus should have had the lead even before Atalanta actually went ahead. In terms of really good scoring chances alone, Francisco Conceição should have put Juve ahead. Weston McKennie also had one of the best chances of the night and wasn’t able to convert. This was far from Atalanta domination that the scoreline would suggest it was. Instead, Raffaele Palladino set his team up well — especially after the goal — and then proved to be very opportunistic to extend their lead. This should not have been a night in which Juventus didn’t score. They racked up a total of 1.51 xG in the first half alone, with Atalanta pretty much just being dangerous from the penalty spot and that’s it in the first half. One team took their best chance, the other one didn’t — and were left to wonder what could have been if things had been different in front of goal rather than seeing chance after chance go wide, go high or even go crashing off the crossbar. Or you can point to the fact that the Coppa Italia was Juventus’ only true remaining opportunity to win silverware this season. The Scudetto? Nah, not when you’re 10 points back in February and the league leaders are, unfortunately, looking as strong as Inter are right now. The Champions League? Not this iteration of Juventus, one that still has to get through the play-off round first … and then a whole lot of other tough opposition. ............ RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS Not a good night for Gleison Bremer Silva Nascimento. Not good at all. That doesn’t take into account the fact that I maintain he got jobbed by the VAR review on the handball. I’m not exactly sure what he was supposed to do there other than try and do something completely unnatural when the letter of the law says that he had to be doing something totally unnatural for it to be a handball. That makes sense, right? Because sometimes I don’t even know how to explain some of these things. Not a good night for Mattia Perin. Not a good night for Weston McKennie, which is something that I haven’t really thought in months. Not a good night for Francisco Fernandes da Conceição, either. Not the best night for Luciano Spalletti, too. His subs just didn’t take any sort of effect at all. And maybe seemed a little too slow — which, considering how very quick to right the in-game wrongs he and his team make is a little surprising. ............ Speaking of Thuram, I thought this was the game in which Spalletti gave him some rest. That’s because he appears — and that is one man’s opinions from a very far distance away — to be rather tired. ............ Was Manuel Locatelli one of the few Juventus players who had a really good performance in this one? Because I feel like Manuel Locatelli was one of the few Juventus players who actually played well against Atalanta. If only Juventus had converted one of those first-half scoring chances, huh? Guessing that thought is going to float across my brain a few times over the next couple of hours. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a goalkeeper with a minus-0.93 goals prevented number, but that is what Fotmob gave to Mattia Perin for his showing against Atalanta. And you know what? Feels about right. ............ Juventus’ defense on the second goal … not great. Juventus’ defense on the third goal … also not great. Atalanta recorded four shots on goal the entire night. They scored three of them. Juventus recorded 13 shots total the entire night. They put two of them on target. ............ This a well-established fact, but something has to be done about the entire VAR review process. I mean, Atalanta players and coaches weren’t even complaining about a potential handball and then everybody hits the brakes, the game stops and then there’s a review. At some point, you gotta hope they realize that some of these calls are just not actually the correct calls and that you’re just continuing to impact your product. Then again, this is Italian football in 2026, so it’s hard to say what they will realize is actually the truth. Good first impression Jérémie Boga — especially considering he hasn’t played for six weeks. ............ Three former Atalanta players coming off the bench against Atalanta. Just as we all expected. One of the few positives to come out of this one? Kenan Yildiz rested. He needed it. So now you either have him back to face Lazio or unleash him on two weeks worth of rest against Inter at the San Siro next weekend. I like the sound of that — especially the second part. Let’s just hope that this proves to be a one-off rather than the regression to the mean. It’s up to Luciano to prevent the second half of that sentence from happening. Sure would be nice if that’s the case no matter how tough the schedule is over the next month. Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/previews-reviews/36228/atalanta-juventus-2026-coppa-italia-quarterfinals-final-score-result-initial-reaction-random-observations

Buona dormita monsieur Comolli

Figlio di Pdor

Graziano Cesari, nella moviola di Italia1, si è espresso in maniera molto dura nei confronti dell'arbitro Fabbri: "Ti posso dire una cosa in tutta onestà? Questo è anticalcio. Lo ripeto: è l’anticalcio. Bremer non può mai smaterializzare la mano in quella frazione di secondo, non può spostarla e non può tagliarsela. È un movimento congruo alla dinamica di gioco. Punire un intervento del genere significa andare contro la natura stessa di questo sport. È un rigore che non esiste".

Bremer: ‘Letter of the law says it’s a penalty, Juventus must accept it’ Gleison Bremer admits ‘it is a penalty by the letter of the law and we must accept it’ after a controversial spot-kick sparked Atalanta’s 3-0 Coppa Italia win over Juventus. ............ Even Ederson had not appealed when his cross was deflected off Bremer into the arms of Mattia Perin, but VAR spotted that it had hit the defender’s hand, and referee Michael Fabbri awarded a penalty following the On-Field Review. ............ “It is honestly difficult to talk about this, because it is a penalty by the letter of the law,” Bremer said. “As a defender, I would naturally say it isn’t a penalty, but the referee awarded it and we must accept it. This is a decision that changes the game, but we can’t do anything about that. “After all, it was in the first half, we had an hour left to turn the match around.” ............ Former referee Graziano Cesari in the studio noted that the replay showed Bremer’s hand never moved towards the ball, but was in a fairly natural position for someone running. He even called this kind of penalty ‘anti-football,’ but Bremer was more focused on the rest of the Juventus performance. They failed to convert any of their scoring opportunities, while Atalanta were clinical in adding two more goals through Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mario Pasalic late on. ............ “It happened against Cagliari and Lecce too, so we have to improve on taking our chances,” insisted the Brazilian. “We have just started this new era with the coach, so we are on the right track, even if we made mistakes today. We also must apologise to the fans, because a 3-0 result is too much, but we’ve got to get right back on track from the next game.” ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/bremer-letter-of-the-law-penalty-juventus/

Spalletti: ‘Juventus made all the wrong choices, Atalanta the right ones’ Luciano Spalletti admits Juventus ‘made the wrong choices, Atalanta made the right ones’ in a 3-0 Coppa Italia quarter-final defeat. ............ However, a controversial penalty changed the quarter-final this evening, as VAR spotted the Ederson cross clipping Gleison Bremer’s hand in a situation where even Atalanta players hadn’t realised anything was amiss. Gianluca Scamacca converted the penalty, then as Juve threw on new buys Jeremie Boga and Emil Holm, it was Atalanta whose substitutes made the difference, with Kamaldeen Sulemana and Mario Pasalic on target. ............ “They were better than us in the decisive moments of the match. When you comment on a 3-0 defeat, there’s not much you can say. We congratulate Palladino and Atalanta, it is a well-built team that plays good football,” Spalletti said. “We made the wrong choices when the going got tough. There are moments where the ball moves around and it’s largely about statistics, but when the game gets real, you have to make the right calls, do them quickly and sharply. In those moments, we made the wrong choices, they made the right ones.” “There were spaces to send players through two on one, but instead we took it near the corner flag. We lack the experience sometimes to recognise those situations, but also there are the characteristics of some players that are either there or not. We cannot seem to have that sharpness and clear-headed focus in the decisive moments. It happens.” ............ “Stepping up a level is also down to the way the whole group trains. We have a few defects, as many teams do, but I feel that we are a team. We just need to recognise these moments of a match that can become decisive, because if you look at the number of chances in this game, the result seems like a false reflection of it,” noted Spalletti. “We lost 3-0, so it seems odd to say the lads worked hard and put in a good performance. What I didn’t like was in the closing stages we all got spread out and tried to find a breakthrough individually, so we lost organisation too much. We lost some unity.” ............ “It’s a penalty because it touches his hand. I am interested in other things, I have a different job,” smiled the coach. “My hardest job is convincing the lads of what really happened in this match tomorrow, not what the result says. They need to see the reality of their performance.” . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/spalletti-juventus-made-wrong-choices-atalanta/

Atalanta 3-0 Juventus: Toothless Old Lady crash out of Coppa Italia In a déjà vu scenario from 2019, Juventus ended their Coppa Italia campaign with a 0-3 defeat to Atalanta in Bergamo. Spalletti decided to mirror Atalanta’s 3-4-2-1 formation by reverting to a three-man backline, with Gleison Bremer operating in between Federico Gatti and Lloyd Kelly. In the middle of the park, Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram kept their places, while Pierre Kalulu and Andrea Cambiaso worked the flanks. Francisco Conceicao and Weston McKennie supported Jonathan David in attack. ............ Juventus had several chances to score in the first half, especially through Conceicao, who was put through by a long throwball from McKennie, but couldn’t beat Marco Carnesechi, who came off his line to block the shot. A minute late, the diminutive winger had the Atalanta goalkeeper beaten, but his effort crashed against the woodwork. The Bianconeri swiftly regretted Conceicao’s missed opportunities, as Bremer was unlucky to give away a spot-kick in the middle of the first period when Ederson’s cross brushed off his hand from close range. Gianluca Scamacca kept his composure to beat Mattia Perin and put La Dea ahead. After the interval, Juventus continued to dominate possession, but they simply couldn’t inflict the damage in the final third. ............ The hosts thus managed to add two more goals, the first thanks to a swift counterattack culminating with a cool finish from Kamaldeen Sulemana, and the second stemming from a poor Bremer pass that allowed Mario Pasalic to slot a deflected shot past Perin. While crashing out of the domestic cup might not be a major blow for Juve’s campaign, the fans will expect them to rally back with a big statement against Lazio on Sunday. Atalanta 3-0 Juventus Goals: 27′ Scamacca (A), 77′ Sulemana (A), 84′ Pasalic (A). Atalanta (3-4-2-1) : Carnesecchi; Scalvini (75′ Kossounou), Djimsiti, Ahanor; Zappacosta (69′ Bellanova), De Roon (C), Ederson, Bernasconi; De Ketelaere (82′ Pasalic), Raspadori (75′ Krstovic); Scamacca (69′ Sulemana). Juventus (3-4-2-1): Perin; Gatti (64′ Boga), Bremer, Kelly; Kalulu, Locatelli (C) (73′ Koopmeiners), Thuram, Cambiaso (79′ Zhegrova); Conceicao (79′ Openda), McKennie; David (73′ Holm). . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/atalanta-juventus-crash-coppa-italia/

La faccia di Zhegrova dice tutto

Prima Gatti e ora McKennie centravanti. Comolli ci manca un attaccante, lo vedi?

Bravo Boga

Boga per Gatti