Lucescu: ‘Juventus will be protagonists’
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu is confident Juventus ‘will return to being protagonists in Italy and Europe’ ahead of their Champions League encounter. It kicks off on Wednesday at 20.00…
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu is confident Juventus ‘will return to being protagonists in Italy and Europe’ ahead of their Champions League encounter. It kicks off on Wednesday at 20.00…
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu says Juventus must be patient with Andrea Pirlo and believes his former pupil will succeed as a coach. The Bianconeri come from a 1-1 draw…
Coach Mircea Lucescu felt Dynamo Kiev ‘deserved to score’ against Juventus and said the matches against the Old Lady will help his team develop. Alvaro Morata scored a brace to…
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu revealed he was fighting to introduce Andrea Pirlo to the world of football during his time at Brescia. In October 1995, Lucescu brought off Claudio…
Mircea Lucescu says Andrea Pirlo ‘must be smart’ when difficult moments arrive as his Dynamo Kiev side get ready to face Juventus in Champions League. "Pirlo and I don’t play,…
‘Andrea Pirlo makes me proud by calling me Maestro,’ says Mircea Lucescu who adds: ‘Messi can do a lot of things on his own’ while Ronaldo 'needs everyone’s help.’ The…
Mircea Lucescu, former coach of Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk, thinks the Ukrainian side ‘can win’ the Europa League this season and looks forward to a ‘very interesting match’. The 75-year-old…
Mircea Lucescu advised Juventus to make a move for Chelsea winger Willian, claiming "the Bianconeri would be ideal for him." Willian is in his last year of his current deal…
Former Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu claims Paulo Fonseca “made the most of my work, but at Roma he has to create his own ideas.” The 74-year-old Romanian legend was…
Mircea Lucescu warns both Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk on what they expect in tonight’s Champions League showdown. It kicks off at 19.45 GMT after the Ukrainians won the first…
Turkey boss Mircea Lucescu has revealed that “it was me who told Cengiz Under to stay at Roma” after his winner against Verona. Cengiz finally got off the mark for…
Former Inter boss Mircea Lucescu insists he ‘knew’ Luciano Spalletti would do a good job in charge of the Nerazzurri. Ex-Roma Coach Spalletti was appointed at the San Siro over…
Turkey boss Mircea Lucescu believes Eusebio Di Francesco is the perfect mentor for Roma starlet Cengiz Under. Cengiz joined Roma amidst much promise earlier in the summer, having been labelled…
Turkey boss Mircea Lucescu claims Hakan Calhanoglu has what it takes to become an important player in Milan’s history. Calhanoglu is one of the 10 players that Milan have signed…
Mircea Lucescu has urged former Shakhtar Donetsk protégé Douglas Costa to leave Bayern Munich and join Juventus this summer. Costa struggled for game time under Carlo Ancelotti last season, prompting…
Zenit assistant manager Carlo Nicolini believes Juventus “can win the Champions League” if they sign Axel Witsel. The midfielder had already agreed terms on transfer deadline day this summer and…
Tuttosport claim Zenit have agreed to sell Axel Witsel to Juventus in January for €6m plus bonuses. The Belgian international will be a free agent at the end of the…
Former Inter boss Mircea Lucescu agrees Ronaldo is a “phenomenon” but admits “he spent more time at nightclubs and wanted to play without training”. Lucescu coached Ronaldo at Inter during…
Zenit Coach Mircea Lucescu insists he did not ruin Axel Witsel’s transfer to Juventus. “He would’ve been the ideal replacement for Paul Pogba.” The move collapsed on deadline day after…
Zenit St Petersburg Coach Mircea Lucescu confirms Axel Witsel rejected Everton and is in Juventus talks. The Bianconeri are looking for reinforcements in central midfield, and reports have been growing…