After the double with the national team, Federico also wants to break free in the black and white: since being with the Signora he has never scored against the Nerazzurri
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From the Euro-company to the championship dream. Today Juventus will once again embrace a new Federico Chiesa, a great protagonist of the qualification for the 2024 European Championship and author of a brace against Macedonia. Luciano Spalletti has renamed him “our Sinner”, the most talented of the Azzurri group, and after having broken a fast of over two months and having given immense joy to all Italians, he wants to continue chasing the tricolor with his Juventus . On Sunday against Inter the best Fede will be needed to set the tone and conquer the top of the table. A blue Fede, with top-of-the-class numbers.
Driver
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The statistics of the match against Ukraine speak of 11 duels won out of 18, a record for Chiesa wearing the Italy shirt (like against Spain on 6 October 2021). Two shots on target, both blocked, 100% successful tackles, 2 chances created and 6 dribbles. This is why Massimiliano Allegri awaits him anxiously and also with the hope that he can maintain the same performance at Juventus, although he plays in a different position: Spalletti uses him in his natural role, the winger, while Allegri instead sees him as second striker in the 3- 5-2, while leaving him ample freedom of action, and he is convinced that by moving closer to the goal he can score more. This was in fact the case at the beginning of the championship, when Fede started very fast, with 4 goals in the first 5 games.
Nerazzurri taboo
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All was well until September 23rd, the day of Reggio Emilia’s defeat against Sassuolo, the only one for Juventus this season, which was also the match of Chiesa’s last goal in black and white. Having found goals again in the national team, with a beautiful brace against North Macedonia, now Fede wants to put an end to his abstinence with Juventus too, thus interrupting the Nerazzurri’s spell: out of 12 matches in Serie A between Juventus and Fiorentina, Chiesa has scored ‘Inter only one goal in the purple shirt. He is missing his signature in the Italian derby and this is the right time to make his mark.
The renewal
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Signing on the pitch is the only thing that interests him at the moment, because Chiesa is only focused on the championship, but in the meantime the talks between his agent, Fali Ramadani, and the Juventus managers continue. Chiesa has a contract until 2025 and Juventus would like to renew it at the same figures (5 million plus bonuses) for another year to avoid the risk of losing him without being able to collect anything. There is no agreement yet and it is not a given that the white smoke will arrive so quickly, but the director Cristiano Giuntoli and the director Giovanni Manna are on excellent terms with Ramadani and have already received the promise that there will be no goodbye at zero parameter. Everything could be resolved at the beginning of 2024, but longer times cannot be ruled out.
Home factor
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While waiting for news related to the future, in Federico’s thoughts there is only the Italian derby on Sunday evening. The 143 minutes played in the blue uniform will have to be transformed into positive energy to be put on the field against the Nerazzurri. The last goal scored at the Allianz Stadium was on 16 September, with a left foot, in the 3-1 against Lazio. It was also the only one made this season in the Juventus fortress. On Sunday, with the stadium packed, Chiesa wants to go back to rejoicing for his Juventus too.
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