Spalletti: ‘Media need to calm down’ on Juventus title ambition
Spalletti: ‘Media need to calm down’ on Juventus title ambition Luciano Spalletti asks the media to ‘take some chamomile tea and chill out’ before asking if Juventus should challenge for the Scudetto next season, keeping the focus on Bologna. It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 19. 45 UK time (20.
45 CEST). You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s Serie A games on the Liveblog. This is a huge opportunity for the Bianconeri to consolidate that Champions League qualifying spot, as Napoli, Como, Roma and Atalanta all dropped points this weekend.
As next week there is a showdown with Milan, it is important to keep up the momentum. Spalletti rejects Juventus pressure TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Head Coach Luciano Spalletti of Juventus FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A. S.
at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) However, Spalletti reacted with a laugh when asked if Juventus would target the Scudetto next season. “People need to really calm down, they think that if we win one game, that means we’ll be challenging for the title,” Spalletti told DAZN Italia.
“This kind of excessive pressure is also what is damaging to the Italy players, they get affected by the things we talk about. Tonight is a decisive match for the current campaign, not just for having money at our disposal to buy players because we qualify for the Champions League. The careers of players are remembered not by the number of games they play, but the quality shown in certain matches.