Overview
- Director Damien Comolli addressed the squad in firm terms and held further talks with Igor Tudor, with confidence reiterated but tied to a rapid uptick in performances.
- Juventus has effectively set a short Serie A window against Lazio, Udinese and Cremonese to collect maximum points before subsequent checks on progress.
- For the Bernabéu, Juventus named 23 players with Fabio Miretti and Edon Zhegrova back available, while Bremer and Cabal are out and long-term absentee Arkadiusz Milik remains sidelined.
- Tudor leads a group seeking a reset after the Como defeat, traveling to Madrid with a mix of recoveries and notable absences for a reputational test in the Champions League.
- Napoli’s Antonio Conte said Scott McTominay will make a late call on his fitness for PSV as Rasmus Hojlund is likely restricted to the bench, and about 180 Napoli fans were stopped and expelled in Eindhoven according to an ANSA-reported account.