Andrea Pirlo claims Juventus don’t look at Napoli, but aim to reach the clubs ahead of them in the Serie A table and provides injury updates.
The Bianconeri face Napoli at the Stadio Maradona tomorrow, less than two weeks after beating the Azzurri in the Italian Super Cup Final.
“We’ve already faced them in the Super Cup and tomorrow’s game is more important than the reverse fixture that was not played, these situations can be annoying and we are only focusing on ourselves,” Pirlo said at a press conference.
Andrea Pirlo claims Juventus don’t look at Napoli, but aim to reach the clubs ahead of them in the Serie A table and provides injury updates.
The Bianconeri face Napoli at the Stadio Maradona tomorrow, less than two weeks after beating the Azzurri in the Italian Super Cup Final.
“We’ve already faced them in the Super Cup and tomorrow’s game is more important than the reverse fixture that was not played, these situations can be annoying and we are only focusing on ourselves,” Pirlo said at a press conference.
“We are improving, we had lost against Inter and luckily, after that game, we played and won a final. The team have raised the level and understood their mistakes. We begun a convincing path, we knew we needed time to improve on a tactical level.
“We look at ourselves, we want to win games and get as much points as possible, we want to win in Naples for ourselves, we don’t look at them, but we focus on the teams that are ahead of us," Pirlo claimed.
Rino Gattuso could be sacked if he loses against the Old Lady.
“It’s part of our job,” Pirlo said.
“We want to do our best, every game is important, there can be tough moments for each one of us, but I have no problems about it. I am sorry for Rino’s situations, but I have my problems too. We want to do well, trying to win games.”
Juventus had had a different tactical approach against Inter and Roma in their last two games.
“Nothing is changing, we faced Inter and Roma differently and it was my choice,” Pirlo claimed.
“Our tactical approach depends on the opponents. The organization remains the same, it’s not always possible to press high up the pitch, sometimes it’s better to sit deep and let the opponents keep the ball possession.”
Arthur, Paulo Dybala and Leonardo Bonucci are expected to sit out the Napoli clash.
“Arthur has a post-traumatic calcification that we will monitor from day to day.
“Dybala is recovering, he still feels pain in his knee and Bonucci is fatigued , today he will train with us and then we will decide whether he will travel with the team in Naples, the same is true of Ramsey.
“Morata is feeling better, he is recovering from a flu, he could start the game or remain on the bench, I have many options."