Patrick Vieira urges Genoa to prepare for new Juventus

The 2024/25 Serie A season will see Genoa travel to Juventus for the 30th round. Patrick Vieira urged his players to be ready to deal with a new-look Juventus side led by new coach Tudor.

After 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 rounds, Genoa is currently ranked 12th in the standings with 35 points. In terms of head-to-head record, Genoa has achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 matches against Juventus, including a 0-3 loss to the opponent at home in the first round of this season.

It is worth mentioning that after Thiago Motta was fired, Juventus appointed 46-year-old Tudor as the new head coach.

Genoa coach Patrick Vieira said in an interview, “Considering the overall strength of Juventus and the fact that the team often has new vitality after changing coaches, we expect this will be a very difficult game. But we have always been able to compete with the giants, and we hope to continue the good performance of the past few weeks in the game and consolidate the positive results we have achieved.”

“Even if Thiago Motta was still coaching Juventus, this game would still not be easy. After a change of coach, the players usually react, especially in a big team like Juventus. But we are ready and we face them with the goal of winning the game. We have not been able to beat such a team this season, but the positive thing is that we have always been able to compete.”

Patrick Vieira also said, "If we want to win, we have to do better in the details. After all, we have not yet fully achieved our goal, which is to ensure Serie A status. This is an important step forward, but the task is not yet completed. Until it is theoretically safe, now is not the time to talk about the future."

"We trained Aaron Maturo during the week and he played at left-back in the U20 World Cup so he is familiar with the position, although he prefers to play as a centre-back. Aaron Martin is very important for us and this is also an opportunity for other players to stand up and prove themselves."