Former midfielder Angelo Di Livio believes Juventus is the ‘perfect’ club for Juan Cuadrado.
The Colombian winger has joined the Bianconeri on a season-long loan from Chelsea, and the former Italian international believes he can rediscover his form in Turin.
“I think Cuadrado is a great signing,” Di Livio told Tuttosport.
“He’s someone who can make a huge difference. He didn’t play much in the Premier League, but in Serie A we remember him well, he had a great 2013-14 in Florence [for Fiorentina].
Former midfielder Angelo Di Livio believes Juventus is the ‘perfect’ club for Juan Cuadrado.
The Colombian winger has joined the Bianconeri on a season-long loan from Chelsea, and the former Italian international believes he can rediscover his form in Turin.
“I think Cuadrado is a great signing,” Di Livio told Tuttosport.
“He’s someone who can make a huge difference. He didn’t play much in the Premier League, but in Serie A we remember him well, he had a great 2013-14 in Florence [for Fiorentina].
“I’m convinced that Juventus is the perfect club for the Colombian, who will have the right incentives to be consistent.
“I think Cuadrado can also play behind the strikers. We know the Colombian as a fabulous winger because of his pace, but I’m sure [Coach Massimiliano] Allegri will also try him at trequartista.”
The Old Lady’s season got off to a bad start on Sunday, as they went down 1-0 at home to Udinese, and Di Livio expects the new faces to take time to settle.
“Don’t forget, that in [Andrea] Pirlo, [Arturo] Vidal and [Carlos] Tevez, Juve have lost a lot of quality. The new arrivals need time to gel and get used to winning all the time, as the club’s history requires.
“You’re greeted with one ideal in Turin – ‘you’re here because we want to win’. You have to give 110 per cent, or you’ll be wearing another shirt next year.
“Is the trip to face Roma too soon for Juve? Yes, but the same is true for Roma. Unfortunately neither side is in top condition for a match like that, so it’s difficult to make predictions for Sunday.
“In the long run, Juventus and Roma are both competing for the Scudetto, they’re the best-equipped teams to do that.
“Roma have been great on the transfer market, but they’ll have to deal with Allegri’s team.
“Dzeko or Mandzukic? In Italy you find out who the real number 9s are. They’re similar players, though Mandzukic is a pure battering ram, ready to go shoulder to-shoulder with anyone, whereas Dzeko also knows how to play with his back to goal and send a teammate in on goal.
“Indispensible players? For Roma I’d say [Radja] Nainggolan. For Juve I’d say [Claudio] Marchisio, whose absence is a blow, because he’s a midfielder who can take up Pirlo’s legacy.
“Don’t expect the same inch-perfect passes over 40 yards, but last season Marchisio played very well in the regista role.
“Without Marchisio, it will be up to Pogba to light things up, he’s an outstanding world-class talent, worthy of the number 10.”