While praising Juventus on being the best Serie A side; the former Italian national team head coach was apprehensive about their chances in the Champions League.
Juventus remained unbeaten in the league en route to winning the Scudetto last season; however, many pundits stated that the real test of the strength and depth of Juventus would come when they compete in the premier European competition, UEFA Champions
League.
Juventus only lost one match in all of last season, and that was the Coppa Italia final against Napoli. The defeat did little to mar the achievement of the Bianconeri outfit, who had jumped from being the 7th ranked team in the prior season to
being the Serie A Champions.
When Marcello Lippi was quizzed by the reporters of La Gazzetta dello Sport, he stated that the Turin giants are favourites to win the Lega in the upcoming season. He further went on to comment that despite Napoli strengthening their squad and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 training
vigorously for the upcoming season, the Bianconeri outfit still came ahead.
Lippi stated that the Turin outfit needs to enjoy their inclusion back in the European elite, and they should be having faith in their squad’s quality. Juventus have been busy in the transfer market, and have strengthened their defence and their midfield.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kwadwo-Asamoah-c21502 will bolster their already strong midfield.
Juve are currently in pursuit of a top class striker to enable them to make a bigger impact in the Champions League. The World Cup winning head coach went on to comment:
“What goals do Juve have in the Champions League? To have fun and be ambitious. The team is competitive, the new signings are very strong, [Gianluigi] Buffon and [Andrea] Pirlo are of great class.”
He went ahead to state the supremacy Real Madrid and Barcelona enjoy currently, and remarked that they were still a bit shy from being at that level. He further went on to state:
“Then, the draw in the Champions League can be decisive, the encounters, at what time you meet each opponent. If http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 or Real Madrid are only to be met in the semi-final or final then it means that in the meantime you have a certain path to undertake
and to grow up on.”
Juventus would be starting their season off with the Supercoppa Italiana match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 on the 11th of August.
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