Bologna will face Juventus in a Serie A match tonight, and the Rossoblu coach, Thiago Motta, is expected to meet club President Joey Saputo this week to discuss his future.
Juventus coach Paolo Montero has released his squad list for tonight’s Serie A match against Bologna, and Nicolò Fagioli is back after a seven-month gambling ban.
Gleison Bremer would potentially be one of the most profitable Juventus players this summer. However, the management would rather keep him than cash in on him, even though his departure would significantly increase their economic firepower, Tuttomercatoweb’s Mirko Di Natale reported.
Thiago Motta’s agent has denied any contact has been made to offer his client to Barcelona. The situation in Catalonia remains undecided with Xavi Hernandez in talks with Joan Laporta over his future at the club.
Tuttosport editor Guido Vaciago says Massimiliano Allegri is distraught after Juventus‘ sacking, given that he had imagined bidding farewell to fans by holding the Coppa Italia at the Allianz Stadium.
Juventus have appointed their legend Paolo Montero for the last two games of the season and Football Italia has spoken to Italian journalist Marco Amato, who has been following the Bianconeri’s U19 daily to know more about the Old Lady’s caretaker coach.
Juventus have confirmed the appointment of Paolo Montero to replace sacked coach Max Allegri. Juventus will go into their final league games against Bologna (Monday) and AC Monza (May 26) with Montero.
The festivities are soon to begin for Bologna, after they secured qualification to the Champions League last weekend, for the first time since their appearance in the preliminary round in 1964, and now the club are planning for a few celebrations to recognise this season’s accomplishments.
It has taken Thiago Motta just six years to progress from the bottom of the coaching ranks to one of the most sought-after tacticians in Europe: here’s how the ex-Italy international has taken the Rossoblu to the Champions League and became the leading candidate for the Juventus job.
Juventus have officially confirmed the appointment of Paolo Montero as interim head coach, following the dismissal of Massimiliano Allegri on Friday in the aftermath of Wednesday’s fiery Coppa Italia final.
It’s still being widely reported that Xavi Hernandez will be sacked by Barcelona in the coming weeks, so attention has been on possible successors to the 44-year-old for next season and beyond.
The dismissal of Max Allegri and likely arrival of Thiago Motta as Juventus coach could change plans to sell Manchester United target Gleison Bremer. It had been widely assumed that the Brazil international would be sacrificed this summer with a sale price of €70m.
The release clause for Milan and Arsenal transfer target Benjamin Sesko is now set at €65m after he concluded the season with RB Leipzig. The centre-forward has an unusual clause set in his contract which climbs depending on his performances during the campaign.
It’s a new dawn at Juventus. Friday was a cheerful day for the Bianconeri faithful as the club cut ties with Massimiliano Allegri and is ready to join forces with Bologna boss Thiago Motta. Along with the new manager comes the new transfer policy.
Miroslav Mihajlovic, the son of the late Sinisa, will soon take on a coaching role within the Bologna youth system, continuing the beautiful story between the family and the club.
Ivan Zazzaroni, the editor-in-chief of Corriere dello Sport, explained why the harsh dismissal of Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus was inevitable, analysing their ‘incompatibility’.
Milan are reportedly feeling ‘optimistic’ they can convince Joshua Zirkzee and his agent to favour them over Arsenal in the race for the Bologna striker.
Max Allegri has been sacked by Juventus, so players and fans have reacted to the shock news in very different ways. The coach was dismissed this afternoon, officially because his behaviour during and after the Coppa Italia Final win over Atalanta on Wednesday was “incompatible with the values” of the club.
Massimiliano Allegri may have a lot of flaws, but style wasn’t among those, at least until Wednesday. That’s part of what kept him on the Juventus bench for seemingly an eternity.
Diego Rossi scored the go-ahead goal and Steven Moreira had two assists as the Columbus Crew earned their first win in two months, defeating host CF Montreal 3-1 on Wednesday.
Despite the presence of a release clause in his contract, Inter don’t have particular worries about Thuram staying put at this stage. They’d rather he did that, even though he’d be a massive plusvalenza since they signed him on a free last summer.
Bologna chief Claudio Fenucci is delighted clinching Champions League qualification. Fenucci admits it's a landmark moment for the club. He said, It's an achievement this club had not reached in 60 years, a journey that we started 10 years ago, as when we arrived, we were in Serie B.
Riccardo Orsolini hailed everyone connected to Bologna after qualifying for the Champions League. Roma's defeat at Atalanta on Sunday guarantees a top four finish for Bologna.
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