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Juventus Women manager Max Canzi made it no secret about how he felt about Wednesday evening’s Women’s Champions League play-off tie against Wolfsburg. With his team coming back to Turin tied at 2-2 after the German giants’ late rally last week, Canzi stepped up to the microphone and delivered the following statement: “In terms of […]
Old habits die hard. Just ask Juventus. Before Tuesday, it had been just over 12 years since Juventus last traveled to Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex. They needed a stalemate in order to progress to the UEFA Champions League knockout round, whereas Galatasaray needed a win. Gala ended up winning 1-0 via Wesley Sneijder’s late […]
There was a lot that went wrong for Juventus in Tuesday’s embarrassing Champions League play-off round loss to Galatasaray in Istanbul, and losing their best defender was one of the biggest contributing factors in that defeat. Once Gleison Bremer walked off the field after trying to solider through for a few more minutes, that is […]
Things were looking good for Juventus at halftime of the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff round against Galatasaray. They’d responded to falling behind in less than 90 seconds, and had come all the way back to take a 2-1 lead into the locker rooms. The less said about what happened when they […]
It would be accurate to call Tuesday’s Champions League play-off round first leg between Juventus and Galatasaray a roller coaster ride — albeit one that ended in a Final Destination-style gore-fest. It wasn’t just the way Juventus self-immolated in the second half in Istanbul. It was the complete reversal from both the first half of […]
Over the weekend, you could pin Juventus’ loss down to simple refereeing incompetence no matter what Luciano Spalletti’s squad did, no matter how much they fought to tie the game and just give us pride in their effort despite being on the wrong end of things on the scoreboard. What happened in Turkiye a little […]
MATCH INFO When: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Where: Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex, Istanbul, Turkey. Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. local time in Istanbul, Turkey; 6:45 p.m. in Italy and across Europe, 5:45 p.m. in the United Kingdom, 1:45 p.m. Eastern time, 11:45 a.m. Central time, 9:45 a.m. Pacific time. STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (4-3-3): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, […]
The turnaround was always going to be quick between Juventus’ second Derby d’Italia and the first leg of the Champions League play-off round tie against Galatasaray in Istanbul. That was vision when the fixture list first came out, and that is most definitely still the view now considering Juve made their way to Turkiye less […]
We got quite the surprise — and not in a good way — when Juventus’ squad for the first leg of their Champions League play-off round matchup against Galatasaray was announced on Monday. That is because Juventus striker Jonathan David, who has been playing most of the minutes up front ever since Dusan Vlahovic was […]
For many, the last two days have not seen the anger that resulted from Federico La Penna’s refereeing decisions subside all that much. That’s mainly because it is the latest occurrence of just how far the quality of refereeing in Italy has fallen over the last five or 10 years. The gold standard of refereeing […]
When Juventus first signed Emil Holm on loan from Bologna, the hope was that he would, at the very least, provide cover for a player in Pierre Kalulu who had played every minute of every game so far this season. Unfortunately, in the same game in which Kalulu was unjustly sent off by referee Federico […]
Saturday’s Derby d’Italia was marred by a horrific outing by referee Federico La Penna, who changed the game when he showed Pierre Kalulu a pair of entirely incorrect yellow cards. It’s a shame, because the official marred what was looking like another excellent chapter in the rivalry between Juventus and Inter that’s turned out some […]
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Peak Performance,” Jean-Luc Picard reminds Lt. Commander Data, “It is possible to commit no mistakes, and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life!“ Juventus wasn’t completely mistake-free on Saturday night against Inter Milan. That much was clear after (another) Andrea Cambiaso own goal that gave […]
By now, you’ve probably seen the video of Juventus directors Damien Comolli and Giorgio Chiellini along with manager Luciano Spalletti letting referee Federico La Penna know their opinion of the two yellow cards that Pierre Kalulu received in the first half of Saturday’s Derby d’Italia loss to Inter Milan. Once the final whistle sounded and […]
The second Derby d’Italia of the 2025-26 season basically ended in the 42nd minute on Saturday. You can look at all the fireworks that happened after that and disagree with the first sentence that I just wrote, but that’s what happened. Why? Because Federico La Penna, a Serie A referee who is far from the […]
MATCH INFO When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Where: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy. Official kickoff time: 8:45 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe, 7:45 p.m. in the United Kingdom, 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, 1:45 p.m. Central time, 11:45 a.m. Pacific time. STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; McKennie, Locatelli […]
Two weeks ago, Cristiana Girelli made Juventus Women’s 4-0 win over Sassuolo a history-setting kind of night. The first day of February not only saw Girelli set the Bianconere’s record for all-time appearances, but she also hit the back of the net for the 150th time since donning the same colors in which her idol, […]
As much as the looming Champions League tie against Galatasaray is something that has been on our radar for the last couple of weeks, the same can’t be said about the second meeting of the 2025-26 season against Inter Milan. That is simply because the Derby d’Italia is something you have circled on your calendar […]
It looks like having nearly a week in between games hasn’t prevented Luciano Spalletti from having to sweat out an injury to one of his most important players ahead of Saturday night’s Derby d’Italia at the San Siro. According to Sky Sport Italia and IlBianconero amongst others, Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram is a doubt to […]
By all accounts, Juventus continue to have faith in starting goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, but that doesn’t mean that the club is not still very much evaluating him when it comes to his status for the future. That means these final three or so months are very much an evaluation process when it comes to […]
For just about all of the opening 80 minutes of Thursday night’s Women’s Champions League play-off round opener in Germany, Juventus Women were absolutely frustrating the living hell out of the favorite, Wolfsburg. Not only were the Bianconere up 2-0 on the scoreboard, but they were limiting a Wolfsburg side that made the final just […]
If you haven’t figured it out by now, Contract Extension Season has officially started rolling through the Juventus headquarters at Continassa. They’ve gotten their biggest young star, Kenan Yildiz, to sign onto a new deal (with a very nice salary bump). They’re reportedly set to offer one of their best players this season, Weston McKennie, […]
It has been a cumbersome week for Juventus. After suffering a 3-0 defeat at Atalanta in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals, Juventus found themselves trailing 2-0 at home to Lazio, only to pull one back via Weston McKennie and snatch a last-second equalizer courtesy of Pierre Kalulu to claim a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Stadium. […]
For the first time in a few weeks, we have a chance to breathe. And by that I mean Juventus aren’t playing a midweek fixture and get to enjoy the all-to-foreign concept these days of having nearly an entire week to prepare for their next opponent. Ah, and what a next opponent that it is. […]
Something very uncommon happened to me while browsing my totally illegal streaming service of choice to find the Juventus game this past weekend. In a truly shocking turn of events, I wasn’t tuning in just for the responsibility I have as a writer of your friendly neighborhood blog BWRAO. It wasn’t something I needed to […]