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Arek Milik’s season likely over after suffering thigh injury in training

At this point, that headline is not all that much of a surprise. So it goes for Juventus striker Arek Milik over the last two years in which he’s barely been able to actually take the field due to a multitude of injuries. And now, we have another one to add to the list. Juventus […]

Report: Juventus fullback Juan Cabal done for the season with adductor injury

If Luciano Spalletti was hoping to have some sort of depth on the left side of defense in the final two months of the 2025-26 season, it doesn’t look like that is going to actually be the case. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday, Juventus fullback Juan Cabal will miss the Bianconeri’s final […]

Reports: Juventus finalizing contract extension with captain Manuel Locatelli

Within the last couple of months, Juventus have gotten three of their most pressing contract situations fully resolved. Kenan Yildiz got his big new long-term contract. Impending free agent Weston McKennie signed a long-term deal that finally gives him a level of security that he hasn’t had at Juventus in a long time. And, of […]

The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, Episode 333: Juventus kick it corto muso to beat Atalanta

For the second consecutive weekend, Juventus got the win and the help that allowed them to potentially move closer to Champions League qualification next season. This time around, Juve picked up a huge win over Atalanta in Bergamo, then saw Como drop points for the second straight week with Sunday’s loss to league-leading Inter Milan. […]

Le Pagelle: Juventus vs. Atalanta

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 […]

Juventus smash and grab three critical points against Atalanta

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 […]

Juventus 1 – Atalanta 0: Initial reaction and random observations

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 […]

Game Time Thread: Juventus vs. Atalanta

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; […]

Analyzing the biggest individual battles for Juventus vs. Atalanta

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 […]

Round 32: Juventus vs. Atalanta match preview

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 […]

OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Juventus extend Luciano Spalletti’s contract through 2028

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, […]

OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Juventus heading to Australia for their 2026 preseason tour

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 […]

Le Pagelle: Juventus vs. Genoa

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 […]

After a dominant first half, Juventus hold on to beat Genoa, thanks to a redemption arc

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 2 – Genoa 0: Initial reaction and random observations

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 […]

Game Time Thread: Juventus vs. Genoa

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; […]

Round 31: Juventus vs. Genoa match preview

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 […]

Luciano Spalletti wants to stop being asked about his contract status at Juventus

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 […]

Heartbreaks and World Cups

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, […]

March’s Monthly Juventus Thoughts: Good enough

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, […]