Juve in the US, what enthusiasm: autograph hunt and special fans

From our correspondent Fabiana Della Valle

July 22nd
– Las Vegas (Usa)

Juventus’ American adventure officially began at 4.53 pm, when the plane with the team and staff on board landed at Las Vegas airport. Late compared to the schedule, because the flight departed an hour later than expected. The slogan of the tour that will also touch the cities of Dallas and Los Angeles is “Juve on the road”, as it stands out on the side of the bus that accompanied the team to the hotel. The bianconeri arrived in a luxurious hotel in the center just before 6pm and found 4 wild fans waiting for them, all dressed strictly in black and white, with jerseys, flags and pennants to sign.

Hunt for McKennie

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They came to Las Vegas on purpose from New York to see their favorites and will be at the stadium for tonight’s match (5 am tomorrow morning in Italy) against the Mexicans of Deportivo Guadalajara. Among them there is also a relative of Daniele Rugani. The most acclaimed, however, is Weston McKennie, who in addition to playing for Juventus is also a strength of the American national team. Wes happily stopped by to take selfies and sign autographs. Vice president Pavel Nedved also got on the plane to Las Vegas, while Andrea Agnelli was already in the States with his family. Federico Cherubini and Maurizio Arrivabene instead remained in Turin.

The first workout

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The team stopped at the hotel for a small refreshment, then reached the Allegiant Stadium, a futuristic 65,000-seat facility built in 2020 and $ 1.9 billion (one of the most expensive in the world) where in the late afternoon it played the first training in the stars and stripes. The first season of the new Juventus is scheduled for tonight. The most anticipated are the new signings Di Maria, Pogba and Bremer, but also Vlahovic who is on his first tour with the bianconeri. At Continassa, however, Chiesa and Kaio Jorge (who are recovering from their respective injuries), Ramsey (is dealing with the resolution), De Siglio (muscle fatigue), Arthur (ankle problem), and Ranocchia (who will go to Monza) remained.