The former Napoli striker: “We must not feel superior, beware of underestimating them. It will be hard and long, but we are ready.” Coach Okan Buruk: “We must have the same desire as in Istanbul, we can’t already think about the round of 16”
“Who wouldn’t want to play for Juventus? 99 percent of footballers hope to be part of this great and historic club. We’ll see in the future, why not? It would be a privilege.” Victor Osimhen bursts into the Allianz Stadium in his own way. From the series: first I beat the Lady, then who knows… The Galatasaray striker, last summer treated by former Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli before the corporate change to Continassa and the transfer to Istanbul, is not closing the door on Juventus as he had already made clear in the interview with the Gazzetta in recent days. “It’s true, I wanted to come to Juventus: unfortunately the transfer didn’t materialize before Galatasaray arrived. Now I’m happy here, we’ll see: there are many good clubs in Italy. But right now I’m thinking about the present and Galatasaray. I love this club.” Juventus for Osi also means Luciano Spalletti, the coach with whom he won the scudetto in Naples. “Spalletti brought out the best in me, he cared so much that he slept on the pitch. I’m in contact with some former teammates, but I don’t read the messages on social media and therefore I don’t know what the Neapolitans are asking of me for the match against Juve. I am indebted to Spalletti and I have a lot of respect for Okan Buruk, the best coach in Turkey.”
Juventus nightmare
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Osimhen in the 5-2 win a week ago was devastating even without scoring and now he only has one thought in mind: qualifying for the Champions League round of 16: “I feel good, I’ve overcome the discomfort of the last few days and I thank the medical staff for their help. I’m a nightmare for the defenders, not just for those of Juventus. The Bianconeri will press me, but I’m not the only one who can score: in the first leg we won 5-2 and I didn’t score. I’ll give credit Kelly and the other defenders will have a tough time. Juventus is prepared to fight, they are one of the strongest clubs: we must not feel superior, it will be hard to underestimate them. Osi is a river in flood: “I am demanding of myself and I have faced criticism in the past too. Sometimes there are failures – he concludes – but I am a winner and on the pitch I want to stimulate myself and my teammates. I don’t like losing. I love Galatasaray very much and I will give my blood for this club”.
OKAN BURUK DOES NOT TRUST
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Turkish coach Okan Buruk hopes so above all, who is counting on his center forward to finish the work started at Ali Sami Yen: “We achieved a great result in the first leg, however we haven’t won yet. We must have the same desire as in Istanbul, we can’t already think about the round of 16”. Okan Buruk doesn’t trust the Juventus injured in the last few games: “I played in Serie A with Inter – continues the Galatasaray coach – and I know the importance of Juventus: they will want to win to get out of the negative period. We must have the same concentration as Istanbul, thinking too much about the 5-2 is a risk”.
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