Igor Tudor is assured that his Juventus workforce will be capable of juggle their Champions League commitments with their Serie A fixtures this season.
Juventus have found their opponents for the league section of Europe’s elite competitors, together with tantalising clashes with Actual Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Benfica.
Thiago Motta led the membership on a 21-game unbeaten run in Serie A final season, although 13 of these outcomes have been attracts, together with reaching the knockout-phase play-offs in Europe.
However after back-to-back thrashings by Atalanta and Fiorentina, in addition to being knocked out of the Champions League by PSV, Motta was sacked in March.
Tudor got here in and was in a position to revive Juventus’ season, main them to a fourth-placed end in Serie A and a spot at Europe’s high desk for 2025-26.
And the brand new Bianconeri boss believes they’re higher geared up this time round to take care of the stress of taking part in within the Champions League and competing in Serie A.
“The Champions League matches will likely be powerful, however thrilling and difficult,” Tudor stated. “If you hear that music, all the things adjustments.
“Over the previous few months, we have now earned this chance to play in such an unimaginable competitors.
“I feel the workforce is mentally able to tackle a busy schedule. They did it final yr, and they’re going to handle to juggle the league and Champions League within the coming weeks.”
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And whereas expressing his pleasure about Juve’s Champions League prospects, Tudor was fast to give attention to this weekend’s league match, away at Genoa.
Juventus began their season in fashion, beating Parma 2-0 because of targets from Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic, regardless of seeing Andrea Cambiaso despatched off late on.
The outcome noticed Juventus win 5 consecutive dwelling matches in Serie A for the primary time because the interval between September and November 2023.
Tudor feels the temper within the camp is nice, although he expects Genoa to offer a tough take a look at on the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
“The sentiments after Parma are constructive. I noticed a workforce that was on level and all the time targeted,” Tudor added.
“I’m pleased with the squad that I’ve at my disposal. Giving this group continuity is an added worth that’s usually underestimated.
“The workforce is a dwelling physique that adapts to the work we do on the pitch. We’re creating a transparent id and mentality. You recognize that I’m by no means happy.
“My strategy to coaching is all the time the identical, all the time targeted, irrespective of the outcome. Generally I push tougher once we win than when issues aren’t going so nicely.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Genoa – Aaron Martin
After beginning their Serie A marketing campaign with a goalless draw towards Lecce, Genoa will likely be trying to the inventive affect of Martin to get them up and operating right here.
Martin has offered essentially the most assists in Serie A in 2025 (seven). The Spaniard has additionally created essentially the most probabilities from set-pieces (22) throughout that interval.
Juventus – Jonathan David
David introduced himself to the Juventus trustworthy with a purpose on his Serie A debut towards Parma, and the Canadian will likely be out to proceed his quick begin to life in Italy.
Certainly, ought to David discover the again of the online towards Genoa, he would develop into solely the third participant to attain in each of his first two Serie A matches for Juventus since 1994-95.
The 25-year-old would be part of Carlos Tevez (August 2013) and Randal Kolo Muani (between January and February 2025) in reaching that spectacular feat.
MATCH PREDICTION: JUVENTUS WIN
Juventus are unbeaten in 9 of their final 10 Serie A matches towards Genoa (W7 D2), profitable each video games final season – their solely loss got here in Could 2022, a 2-1 defeat.
The Bianconeri additionally haven’t conceded a purpose of their final three league matches towards Genoa. Solely as soon as have they stored extra consecutive clear sheets towards them in Serie A, having fun with a five-match stretch between 1964 and 1976.
And Juventus have impressed underneath Tudor. Certainly, they’ve averted defeat in 9 of their 10 Serie A matches underneath the Croatian (W6 D3), profitable every of the final three – their solely league defeat throughout his tenure got here towards Parma in April.
And for all their attacking high quality, Juve have additionally been spectacular in defence. They may preserve a clear sheet in each of their first two Serie A video games in consecutive seasons for the primary time since 2004-05 and 2005-06.
The Bianconeri have solely managed one shutout of their final 13 away league video games (a 1-0 win towards Cagliari on twenty third February 2025), having stored a clear sheet in 5 of their first six away video games final season.
Genoa, in the meantime, may draw each of their first two Serie A video games of the season for the third time of their historical past, after doing so in 1992-93 and 1962-63.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Genoa – 23.6%
Draw – 26.8%
Juventus – 49.5%
