"Juventus Pirlo" terrifies Roma ... and Inter Milan begins the battle in Italy
Juventus, the defending champion in the past nine seasons, will play his first serious entitlement in the new season, when he visits Roma, next Sunday, in the second phase of the Italian Football League.
Juventus, led by former midfielder Andrea Pirlo, achieved an easy victory over Sampdoria 3-0 at the start of their campaign for the tenth title in a row, with a different squad than those crowned by the dismissed coach, Maurizio Sarri, last season.
Pirlo (41 years) relies on remarkably young elements along with experts such as team captain Giorgio Chiellini and his partner in the defense line Leonardo Bonucci, and the goal of the veteran Portuguese team, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former midfield maestro relies on American Weston McKinney (22 years) from Schalke 04, in addition to the opening goal against Sampdoria, 20-year-old Swedish Diane Koloshevsky, the former Parma player, in his future plan aimed at going beyond local competitions.
Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey said, "We have a lot of fun when we train. The work is hard, but it gives you satisfaction ... We started well with a new coach and a new technical staff, new ideas arrived."
"We have great players and we can play together, but Inter have a good team, Napoli and Milan are strong."
Juventus restored the services of its former Spanish striker Alvaro Morata on loan from Atletico Madrid last Tuesday, in order to strengthen his attack, while Argentine Paula Dybala recovered and began training in preparation for the return to the matches.
On the other hand, Roma suffered a setback at the start of the tournament after losing the match in which they drew 0-0 with Verona, due to the participation of a player not included in his list for the new season, the Guinean Amadou Diawara.
Although the season is still in its early stages, pressure has increased on the Portuguese coach of Roma, Paulo Fonseca, and reports indicate that his new US administration wants to sign a contract with former Juventus coach Massimiliano Alegre.
Last season's runners-up Inter, Saturday, begins a new battle with Juventus, hoping to win the title, by playing their first match in the new season against Fiorentina, after their match in the first stage of their participation in the European League final (Europa League) was postponed.
"Nerazzurri" coach Antonio Conte fortified his ranks by attracting Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal from Barcelona, Morocco, Ashraf Hakimi from Real Madrid and Serbian Alexandre Kolarov from Rome, and final contracts with the other Chilean Alexis Sanchez, Nicolo Barela and Stefano Sensi who played in his ranks. Last season, on loan from Manchester United, Cagliari and Sassuolo Twalia.
Next Sunday, Milan will play a relatively easy match against the promoted Crotone of the second division, but without the Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is infected with the emerging Corona virus.
On Thursday, the Lombard club announced the injury of its star, who will turn 39 next week, in a statement confirming that "Ibra" has been placed in quarantine.
"This is an unexpected absence that casts its heavy shadow on us and adds to our many absences," said his technical director, former left-back Paolo Maldini.
Zlatan, who scored the first two goals against Bologna last week, missed a match in which the team narrowly beat Bodo Glimt, the Norwegian 3-2, on Thursday in the third preliminary round, "Europa League". Legg and in front of newly promoted Spezia in the limelight as well, and his return is expected after the international pause in the Milan derby against Inter on October 17th.
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