Uruguay under-20 international Rodrigo Bentancur was in Turin on Monday to have a medical exam before joining Italian champion Juventus. It has had an option on the 19-year-old midfielder sincestriker Carlos Tevez moved back to Boca Juniors from Juventus in 2015.
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UCL: Juventus takes command at Porto
Marko Pjaca and Daniel Alves came off the bench to score two minutes apart and give Italian champion Juventus a 2-0 win at 10-man Porto in the first leg of their UEFA Champions Leagueround-of-16 series. Porto had left back Alex Telles sent off after two bookings in a 74-second spell midway through the first half.
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Dybala doesn't celebrate after scoring twice for Juventus
Juventus striker Paulo Dybala scored twice against his former club Palermo in a 4-1 win that moved the Italian champions 10 points clear at the top. “I knew that if I scoredI wouldn’t celebrate, out of respect for my former fans and teammates I didn’t celebrate,” the Argentine said after scoring on a free kick […]
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Juventus midfielder Hernanes heads to Hebei China Fortune
Midfielder Hernanes, who was on Brazil’s squad at the 2014 World Cup, has left Juventus for the Chinese Super League’s Hebei China Fortune, where he joins Gervinho, Stephane Mbiaand Ezequiel Lavezzi.
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Juventus says grazie to 'Uncle Pat'
Patrice Evra, who won two Serie A and Coppa Italia doubles in his two full seasons with Juventus, was sold to Marseille but not before the Italian club thanked the 35-year-old Franceinternational for his impact on the team. “It was not merely on the pitch that Evra made his mark for the Bianconeri,” the Juventus […]
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Juventus on verge of signing Rincon from Genoa
Venezuela international Tomas Rincon is set to join Juventus on a $2.1 million loan from Genoa with an option to make the move permanent next summer. The 28-year-old central midfieldercompleted his medical exam in Turin with the five-time defending Serie A champions.
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Roma renews Scudetto challenge with Juventus
After a slow start, Roma has beaten Inter Milan and Napoli to move into a tie for second place behind defending champion Juventus. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny thinks Roma can challenge Juvefor the Scudetto. “The objective is always the same, to fight for the Scudetto with Juventus,” Szczesny told Roma match program. “There’s still a long […]
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New Serie A 'homegrown rule' opposed by Juventus
Italy’s Serie A has imposed a homegrown rule of sorts — requiring that teams must, among other things, include four home-grown players from their youth team on a 25-player roster — that is opposedby champion Juventus. “This is a rule that works against spectacle,” Juventus sporting director Beppe Marotta was quoted by Tuttosport as saying. […]
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Buffon: Pogba loss will hurt Juventus
Comparing him to French greats Michel Platini and Zinedine Zidane, Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon says the Italian champions will miss Paul Pogba, who left the Bianconeri forManchester United. “The kid is a tremendous warrior on the pitch but also has so much talent,” Buffon said. “His control of the ball and the way he can […]
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Report: Juventus eyes Mascherano as Pogba replacement
There is a lot of speculation in the Italian press about whom Juventus will buy if young French star Paul Pogba leaves. Corriere dello Sport reports that Argentina internationalMascherano could join Juve from Barcelona to reinforce the Italian champion’s midfield. Other possibilities: Chelsea’s Nemanja Matic, Real Madrid’s Mateo Kovacic and Inter Milan’sMarcelo Brozovic.