Juventus 3 – Roma 3: Initial reaction and random observations

Because I am an upstanding citizen, I will be honest with all of your for a minute: I was ready to start the process of writing Juventus’ obituary. They were down 3-1, they weren’t looking sharp by any stretch of the imagination and they were simply an squad that was plenty tired even before this … Read more

Juventus 3 (5) – Galatasaray 2 (7): Initial reaction and random observations

These are the ones that leave you having completely mixed feelings. And ones that you want to take about 10 days before trying to put something into words. Juventus battled like all hell on Wednesday night. They did that with 11 players on the field, and they most certainly did that after they went down … Read more

Juventus 2 – Galatasaray 5: Initial reaction and random observations

Over the weekend, you could pin Juventus’ loss down to simple refereeing incompetence no matter what Luciano Spalletti’s squad did, no matter how much they fought to tie the game and just give us pride in their effort despite being on the wrong end of things on the scoreboard. What happened in Turkiye a little … Read more

Juventus 2 – Inter Milan 3: Initial reaction and random observations

The second Derby d’Italia of the 2025-26 season basically ended in the 42nd minute on Sunday. You can look at all the fireworks that happened after that and disagree with the first sentence that I just wrote, but that’s what happened. Why? Because Federico La Penna, a Serie A referee who is far from the … Read more

Juventus 4 – Parma 1: Initial reaction and random observations

The month of February has the potential to be very good for Juventus. It also has the potential to be a very tough slog knowing that there are big games pretty much everywhere you look on the schedule. The beginning of the month, however, was one of the final chances between now and the March … Read more

Juventus get Galatasaray in Champions League play-off round

Two days after Juventus’ less-than-stellar showing in Monaco meant the Bianconeri were destined for the Champions League play-off round, Luciano Spalletti and the rest of his squad found out who they will face in their attempt to keep their European campaign going beyond the middle of February. Juventus will face a Galatasaray squad that they … Read more

Juventus 0 – Monaco 0: Initial reaction and random observations

For all of the concentration on the live table on the final day of the Champions League league phase, it’s not like Juventus contributed a whole heck of a lot to add to the potential madness that comes with all 36 teams playing at once. There was plenty of craziness elsewhere across the Champions League … Read more

Juventus 3 – Napoli 0: Initial reaction and random observations

Within the span of five days, two opposing managers in the visitors’ dugout had the same kind of expression on their face as the final minutes ticked off the clock at the Allianz Stadium. First it was Jose Mourinho as Juve handed his Benfica a crushing blow for their Champions League hopes. And now, with … Read more

Juventus 2 – Benfica 0: Initial reaction and random observations

Personally, I am always a fan of Jose Mourinho coming to Turin looking to cause trouble and then, subsequently, leaving the Juventus Stadium with of those classic pouty faces that he is very much known for. After 95 minutes on Wednesday night, Mourinho had that kind of facial expression as he walked back down the … Read more