Former Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi said a ‘red light’ has been lit for coach Andrea Pirlo and that the Bianconeri ‘must turn it off immediately’.
The Old Lady get a chance to bounce back against Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana on Wednesday, and the 45-year-old highlighted Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘sarcastic grimace of surrender’ in the 2-0 defeat to Inter on Sunday.
Italian media believe Massimiliano Irrati’s decisions affected both Milan and Juve with the referee rated 4.5 by Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport and 4 by Tuttosport.
Juventus players wanted Davide Calabria’s equaliser to be disallowed for a presumed Hakan Calhanoglu foul on Adrien Rabiot, but after a silent VAR check, the referee Massimiliano Irrati gave the all-clear.
Calhanoglu tackled the France international in midfield to spark the counter, Leao went down the left and pulled it back across for Calabria who scored with his right boot into the top corner.
Juventus director Fabio Paratici explains the Adrien Rabiot ban confusion and won’t rule out another reunion with old friends.
The match with Udinese kicks off at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.
“Like every game for Juventus, we always go in to win. We cannot get this wrong, just as we shouldn’t have got some others wrong recently,” the director told DAZN.
There is some genuine confusion over whether Adrien Rabiot will be suspended against Udinese after Juventus left him out with Fiorentina.
The midfielder had originally been set to sit out a ban in Week 3’s fixture with Napoli on October 4.
That was awarded as a Juve 3-0 victory when Napoli failed to attend in Turin, but an appeal with the CONI overturned that decision yesterday.
The game must now be played and that means the Rabiot ban was never fulfilled.
Juventus director Fabio Paratici shrugged off the Napoli ruling which means their Week 3 Serie A match has to be replayed. ‘When we are told to play, we will play.’
They host Fiorentina this evening at 19.45 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.
There is another knock-on effect from the Napoli appeal victory, as Adrien Rabiot will now be suspended against Fiorentina.
The Partenopei won their appeal to the CONI, so the Week 4 match with Juventus will be played and the one-point penalty was revoked.
Rabiot had been suspended for that Week 4 fixture that never took place, but because it was credited as a 3-0 Juve victory, his ban was considered spent.
Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo undergoes tests today but will most likely miss the match against Parma due to a problem in the right thigh.
The Brazilian returned to the starting line-up against Atalanta but was subbed after a challenge from The Bianconeri loanee Cristian Romero in the 27th minute.
Sources tell Football Italia the Brazilian will most likely sit out against the Gialloblu on Saturday. Adrien Rabiot replaced the midfielder yesterday and should be ready to step in against the Crociati this weekend too.
Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot expects a ‘demanding’ test against Torino in the Derby della Mole. ‘In order to keep growing, we must win at all costs’.
The French midfielder was rested in the 3-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Rabiot is now eager to get back in action and continue with another success in Serie A this weekend.
“It will be a demanding and difficult match,” Rabiot told Sky Sport Italia. “They are in a difficult moment and winning would mean they’ll restart.
Andrea Pirlo blocked the sale of three Juventus players last summer, including Merih Demiral who was wanted by Leicester, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The former midfielder begun his coaching career replacing Maurizio Sarri on Juventus’ bench last summer.
The highly-reliable transfer journalist reports on Calciomercato.com he refused to sell three players who could have left the Old Lady.
Adrien Rabiot had offers from the Premier League but Pirlo is an admirer of the France international who remained at the Allianz Stadium.
