The Juventus coach and captain Locatelli on the eve of the Super Cup semi-final with Milan: “Playing for a trophy is an opportunity, we will have to start from the attitude”
“It’s a different competition and this gives us an extra incentive to get on the pitch and do the things we know how to do. We will have to do our best to win and move forward.” This is how Thiago Motta presents his Juve team’s semi-final of tomorrow’s Italian Super Cup against Milan. “They are a great team, with excellent players – he adds -. We must have great desire, ambition and the emotional control to make the right choices during the match. I am calm and convinced of the strength we have, both individually and collectively”. Alongside the coach, Manuel Locatelli, the one who inherited the Juventus captain’s armband after the exclusion (for transfer reasons) of Danilo: “Wearing it is an honor and a privilege: for me, as a Juventus player, wearing the armband has always been something that I can’t describe in words – explains the former Milan midfielder -. Playing for a trophy is an opportunity, we will have to start again from the desire and attitude we had in the match against Fiorentina.”
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