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Juventus pulled a fast one on us on Saturday. Usually the team that pays for poor finishing when on the front foot, this time the Bianconeri were the ones who performed the smash-and-grab. After weathering an Atalanta storm in the first half, an ugly goal by Jérémie Boga early in the second gave Juve a […]
It’s a tale that any Juventino/a could a thousand times over the last few years. The team dominates the flow of the game, but can’t cash in on any chances and eventually succumb to a smash-and-grab goal by their opponents that sees them drop points. Saturday night’s opponent, Atalanta, was one of the more recent […]
The last time Juventus stepped foot onto the field in Bergamo, it was not a very good night of football. As much as there was statistical domination from Luciano Spalletti’s squad, the end result of the Coppa Italia quarterfinal against Atalanta was a smash-and-grab only magnified by how bad things went once the Bianconeri fell […]
MATCH INFO When: Saturday, April 11, 2026. Where: New Balance Arena, Bergamo, 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 (3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly; Holm, Locatelli (c), Thuram, Cambiaso; […]
Serie A is back for what promises to be a captivating Matchday 32, and there are quite a few intriguing encounters that are bound to excite. Whilst Inter Milan’s trip to Como will be the standout fixture from Sunday and one in which plenty of eyes from Turin will be focused on, there’s no question […]
It didn’t take long for Juventus to get some help when it comes to closing the gap between themselves and Como in fourth place. It came from a somewhat unexpected source by a very unexpected scoreline, but it was something that resulted in the three-point gap between the two sides going down to one. This […]
Around this time 12 months ago, there were two very big things hanging over Juventus — their Champions League qualification and who the heck would be their manager if they were to get into Europe’s premier club competition. They were two giant question marks even as the immediate future was still very much an unknown, […]
We seem to very much be entering the #SpallettiWatch portion of the contract extension announcement for Juventus and their veteran Tuscan manager. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, things are pretty much all wrapped up when it comes to contract terms between Juve and Luciano Spalletti when it comes to his contract extension that he […]
Everybody expects Luciano Spalletti to be Juventus’ manager beyond the completion of the 2025-26 season even without his contract extension officially signed just yet. And if that is the case, then we are about to see what a man very much known for his fashion will do halfway across the world when the weather is […]
Juventus did their job against Genoa on Monday night. Their performance in the first half was incredible. Genoa were completely sealed into their own half, and the Bianconeri were up 2-0 before seventeen minutes were on the clock. They ought to have been up by a lot more, but poor finishing left some other excellent […]
Juventus are in a position where they need as many wins as they possibly can get over the fianl eight games of the season if they want any chance of qualifying for the Champions League next year. They got the first of those wins on Monday. After a dominant first-half effort, you would have thought […]
When you’re the chasing team in the standings, it’s always good knowing what your quarry had done. When Como played out a goalless draw in Monday’s lunchtime kickoff against Udinese, Juventus knew they had a massive opportunity. If they beat Genoa, they would close to within a point of the upstarts from the lake, and […]
Juventus knew they wouldn’t be able to jump back into fourth place no matter what happened during Monday’s lunchtime kickoff between Como and Udinese. But with what played out in Udine, Juventus’ opportunity to cut the gap between themselves and fourth-place Como was there for the taking. And they did just that. There were two […]
MATCH INFO When: Monday, April 6, 2026. Where: Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy. Official kickoff time: 6 p.m. local time in Italy and across Europe, 5 p.m. in the United Kingdom, 12 p.m. Eastern time, 11 a.m. Central time, 9 a.m. Pacific time. STARTING LINEUPS Juventus starting XI (4-2-3-1/4-3-3): Perin; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli (c), Thuram; Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz; […]
The final stretch of the 2025-26 season is officially upon us, my friends. And just like last season, Juventus’ Champions League qualification hopes hang on just how many points they can pick over the course of these final eight games. And in even a more extreme case when compared to last season, Juventus will need […]
During his time as Juventus’ manager, Luciano Spalletti’s pre-match press conferences have been rather informative and entertaining. That is no surprise if you’ve followed Spalletti throughout his managerial career considering he’s always been one of the more reflective and thoughtful coaches in Serie A, giving you the kind of answers that certainly reflect Spalletti’s approach […]
There’s no hurt quite like World Cup hurt. It probably has something to do with the periodicity of the world’s biggest football competition. You can’t shrug and say “Well, there’s always next year!” in the World Cup. A final defeat in the World Cup is four years of building expectations, qualifying process, thousands of small, […]
When looking at Juventus’ current roster, there are a lot of expendable parts. By that, there are a lot of players who either are ones that you would be totally OK with them selling this coming summer, or ones that the club will likely try like hell to get off the books because of their […]
Here we are in the last two months of the 2025-26 season. The title race completely passed us by months ago, and unfortunately that has become standard procedure in the last few years. After the tremendous run of results in January had us thinking of a comfortable spot in the top four in Serie A, […]
MATCH INFO When: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Where: Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina 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 Italy starting XI (3-5-2): Donnarumma; Mancini, Bastoni, Calafiori; Politano, Barella, Locatelli, Tonali, […]
It may take 90 minutes. It may take extra time. Hell, it may even go to penalties. No matter how long it actually takes Tuesday night, Italy’s chances of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup in North America comes down to one trip to Zenica and the Bilino Polje Stadium that seats no more than […]
We are in the middle of an international break, but we know once club football returns to our lives that it’s going to be a very stressful and important final stretch of the 2025-26 season for Luciano Spalletti and Juventus. That is because Juve’s Champions League hopes are … well, not great. At least that […]
A recent Slack exchange between yours truly and a couple of the other BWRAO regulars around here took a turn into a short discussion of Como’s ownership and their impressive form this season. They are a club that has gone from Serie B to competing for a spot in the Champions League within a couple […]
It’s been quite a few months that we’ve been hearing about the pie in the sky when it comes to Juventus’ summer transfer targets in the summer of 2026. It’s not a big-name striker. It’s not a big-name central defender to pair next to Gleison Bremer. It’s not a new starting goalkeeper, which has become […]
With just a few months remaining until the start of the summer 2026 transfer window, it’s undeniable that Juventus have their work cut out for them. They need to sign a center back (potentially two if Gleison Bremer’s fitness struggles continue), whilst left back and right winger are also two top priorities. And even if […]