ROME – The Juventus is preparing to face the Lazio at the Olimpico in the second leg of the semi-final of Italian Cup strong from the 2-0 in the first leg. Before the match the sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli spoke to SportMediaset: “The Copa Italia is an important goal for us, at the beginning of the year the objectives were to return to the Champions League and focus strongly on the Italian Cup and we hope to reach the final“
Allegri’s future
“Renewal? It is a posthumous consideration that we will make with the Mister in private. In the meantime, we will discuss the market, sharing things to do for the future, and the team“
The drop after Empoli and Inter
“Surely if we see the points scored before and after and there was a drop due to the fact that we had this dream that everyone, cradling this dream, gave 140%. Now 100% is still not enough because if we have lost points along the way it is also due to wrong approaches, injuries or questionable refereeing choices. We never get into these discussions but things are so obvious, it’s not right to get into them but we are the only team where the VAR has never intervened. But it’s okay, we know what our goal is, we took an unexpected margin in the first round and now we’re trying to get there“
Yildiz future number 10?
“We have many good guys, with Yildiz of the future we did it last summer with a 4-year contract seeing his qualities. Of course, he is a boy we are banking on and we are very calm about making him grow without too much pressure. The Juve of the future will arrive, it will take patience, we are aiming for the growth of these guys who will arrive, it is a journey that began before me and we must insist“.
The Juventus experience
“On a personal level they welcomed me very well, professionally they found very well-trained and Juventus guys. It is clear that my arrival after a difficult period may have served them with enthusiasm and help. They also helped me because at the beginning it’s a different club, with more pressure, with a wide range of players to manage. I took the measurements. Responsibility for the season? First mission to put the accounts in order with a conservative market. I always feel responsible for better or for worse, I tried to help the coach, the boys, collaborate, motivate, sometimes we succeeded, other times less but we are very united and calm in achieving our objectives. We need a bit of patience, we have to stay together to put the accounts in order and then make a market suitable for this club“.
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