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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 […]
Now that Kenan Yildiz’s new contract has been officially signed and all of the promotion of said newsworthy event have been sent out on social media, there still still remains other contract extension matters that need to be sorted out by Juventus’ front office. Like the future of Weston James Earl McKennie. As we know, […]
Juventus have had some good weeks under Luciano Spalletti since he took over as manager. This most recent wasn’t a complete disaster like we saw the last time Lazio was on the schedule. But it wasn’t exactly a great one, either. Juventus are out of the Coppa Italia after Thursday’s loss to Atalanta. Juventus, all […]
It’s been a frustrating week for Juventus. Both of their matches, on Thursday against Atalanta and on Sunday against Lazio, saw them perform better than their opponents and yet fail to get the win either time. Thursday saw them eliminated from the Coppa Italia 3-0, and minutes into the second half on Sunday they found […]
This couldn’t possibly be happening again. That’s what I was thinking two minutes into the second half of Juventus’ Sunday prime-time tilt against Lazio, when the Biancocelesti took an inexplicable 2-0 lead despite Juve dominating every facet of the game up to that point, save for a freak breakthrough that had come after Manuel Locatelli […]
I don’t know what Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri will say at his post-match press conference. I probably won’t watch it. But I have a feeling that I know exactly how things were going to sound like — besides just the overall gravel that is trapped inside that man’s throat when he talks — if Lazio […]
MATCH INFO When: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Where: Allianz Stadium, Turin, 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 (4-2-3-1/3-4-2-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Koopmeiners, Cabal; Locatelli (C), Thuram; Cambiaso, McKennie, Yildiz; […]
Through the first five weeks of 2026, there has been very little time for Juventus players and coaches to collect their collective breath. That is especially true of these past few weeks where midweek fixtures have been a constant and Luciano Spalletti has had maneuver through things in multiple competitions while having a squad that […]
If you’ve ever seen Luciano Spalletti deliver one of his hugs on the sideline to one of his players, you know that he is somebody who cares deeply about his guys. Those hugs are even more the noticeable when he delivers one to a certain young man who wears the No. 10 and goes by […]
Prior to the start of the 2024-25 season, Juventus gave Kenan Yildiz a new contract and a new number, the clearest sign that the then-teenaged Turk was looked upon as a centerpiece of whatever good the club was going to do heading into the future. It was the second time he had signed a new […]
It was a strange one in Bergamo on Thursday, when Juventus were sent out of the Coppa Italia at the quarterfinal stage for the second straight year. The 3-0 scoreline suggests that La Dea ran the Bianconeri out of their building, but it was in fact Juve who were controlling the flow of the action […]
Soccer is a game of momentum. The ebb and flow of the game as one team and then the other seizes the initiative is the essence of the sport. But on the pitch, momentum doesn’t follow the laws of physics. Countless times in history the team that is on the wrong side of the momentum […]