12 February 2021
Tomorrow evening, Juventus will be back in action and this time they will take to the field of the San Paolo Stadium, where they will face Napoli. “This will be an important match for both teams,” declared Coach Andrea Pirlo in his virtual press conference. “Napoli-Juve is always a great match and there are important points at stake.”
He then went on to add:
PLAYER UPDATES
Arthur will be evaluated day by day, and we hope everything passes by quickly. Dybala is continuing his recovery plan; it will depend on how he feels in the next few days. Bonucci is a bit tired and he will train with us today, then we will evaluate whether to bring him to Naples. The same goes for Ramsey. McKennie is doing pretty well. The other night he was not at 100% and we will also evaluate him today because he had a problem with his hip. We'll see who is in better shape and decide how to play. Morata is better, he trained in the last two days. He could play from the start or come off the bench, in light of our Champions League commitment. Upfront, two will play and one will be on the bench. In the last few matches I had asked Kulusevski to work on the defensive side of things and he did it very well. We are happy.
POST SUPER CUP RUN
Since the Super Cup, we have embarked on a growth path... From there, the team has raised the level, understood the mistakes and a more convincing journey has begun. We needed time, and these positive results have allowed us to work better. We will look at who we have in front of us and think only of ourselves and our journey. Our only goal is to win and do well. We are focused on what we have to do, we are recovering well after the match against Inter and this is the only thing we have on our mind.
RECENT PERFORMANCES
We faced Roma and Inter in a different way by our choice, but it doesn't mean that we will always play like this. These are my choices based on the opponent, but the approach remains the same: command the game and press high.
THE SCUDETTO
More than 80 points will certainly be needed, but compared to other years, I think it has dropped a bit due to the many competitions and the general level of the league.
