On the eve of the derby of Italy a special evening: from doctors to warehouse workers, in 40 from … Bonucci
Juventus is hungry and began the derby of Italy at the table, a stone’s throw from a historic place of the club: the former headquarters of Corso Galileo Ferraris, a few minutes away from the center of Turin. Thiago Motta, guide of the young Juve, from the first day he insists on the concept of the “all together”. And all together the bianconeri met at dinner on Thursday evening at Lève, the restaurant owned by the former captain Leonardo Bonucci. Desired evening, organized and offered by Motta, who “convened” in the venue not only the players and the technical staff (from deputy Hugeux to Marine Colinet to the preparators of the goalkeepers Yovo and Lozano), but also the many professionals who work daily to contact with the group but away from the spotlight. From the tireless Matteo Fabris, much more than a team manager, to doctors and physiotherapists up to the warehouse workers. About forty people. Thiago children and more and more leader. “Debutto” for extra dinner for Kolo Muani, Veiga and for the latest shots of the winter market.
The pact for Inter
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As if to say: towards the derby of Italy all together, not only on the field. A tasty appetizer in view of tomorrow’s big match against Inter. A sort of early Valentine’s Day of twenty -four hours for the lady. Before meeting yesterday with wives and companions, the bianconeri spent some time between them at the table and far from the routine of the sports center. And who knows that Bonucci’s visit, coming to do the honors at the beginning of the evening, will not bring Juve to luck.
House and Continassa
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Motta lives quite close to Bonucci’s restaurant, but in Turin, CONNESSA and home is described. On the field early in the morning to the late afternoon. It is rare to see Thiago around or to social events, if not when it is reached under the size by his wife and daughters as on the occasion of the ATP Finals. Thursday made a tear to the rule. It is the first time, in fact, that Motta brings the “team group” to dinner and probably the choice was not accidental. A little coach and a little psychologist. There are moments when two laughter and a little lightness between a scope of meat and a fish count like a double training session. Perfect timing, in the midst of the decisive Champions League playoffs against PSV-on Wednesday the return to Eindhoven after the 2-1 in Turin-and above all close to the game most felt by the Juventus people. That derby of Italy already started last Tuesday on the Tribunes of the Allianz Stadium after McKennie’s goal against the Dutch.
lightening
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The players and the “team group” appreciated Motta’s gesture, often demanding and severe but also capable of knowing how to lighten the tension as happened this time and also in other circumstances. He will also be a young coach, Thiago, but he knows the moods of a changing room very well and has intensely lived football at high level thanks to the past on the field between Barcelona, Atletico, Genoa, Inter and PSG. “In football it counts everything”, the refrain of Motta. Also group dinners. In case of victory in the derby of Italy, they joked yesterday in the Juventus environments, the technician will be forced to organize an encore evening. Same restaurant and themselves guests: a question of superstition.
Stop Douglas
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Thiago took a break on Thursday evening, but in the training before and in the after one he did not discount the team. The soundtrack of the Continassa is the one that the technician also played publicly after the PSV: “We are a young team and we must compensate for the lower experience with running, intensity and high rhythms”. Motta for the Italian derby finds Andrea Cambiaso, yesterday in a group, but he has to deal with the influenced Kelly and with the stop of Douglas Luiz (fatigue): the Brazilian is also at risk for the return with the PSV.
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