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On Sunday evening, Inter will host Juventus at the San Siro for the first Derby d’Italia edition of the season. While Thiago Motta is no stranger to this fixture, it will be his first both as a manager and as a part of the Black-and-White party.
The 42-year-old is coming off his first defeat since his arrival in Turin as the Bianconeri surprisingly came short against Stuttgart. Therefore, he’ll be eager to avoid a second loss in a row, as it would signal the start of a negative stretch.
And yet, this away contest against his former employers will certainly be his toughest test as a Juventus coach thus far. So will he manage to overcome the odds and topple Simone Inzaghi’s side?
Here are three aspects that could help Juventus come out with a positive result at the Giuseppe Meazza.
Pressing Asllani
While Juventus will be without important figures like Gleison Bremer and Teun Koopmeiners, Inter also have some important absentees of their own, and chief among them is Hakan Calhanoglu.
The Turkish midfielder is arguably the one player Inzaghi struggles to replace. The Nerazzurri pride themselves on having a supreme squad with two competent options for every role. Nevertheless, the young Kristjan Asllani remains a far cry from Calhanoglu.
Therefore, the Bianconeri must try to make the most out of the opportunity by pressing high against the Albanian who will act as the deep-lying playmaker, and thus try to force a mistake out of him.
Tactical Discipline
Inter will certainly have the edge in quality overall, but Juventus can make up for it by remaining fully disciplined and on alert, especially in the defensive phase.
For instance, the right winger must make sure he tracks back so Federico Dimarco and Alessandro Bastoni don’t double up on the right-back.
Moreover, Federico Gatti and Pierre Kalulu must resist the temptation to chase Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram all over the pitch and allow them to create gaps in the backline for the likes of Nicolo Barella to…
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Author : Michel Sakr
Publish date : 2024-10-26 11:00:00
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