Tudor: ‘Juventus an unknown quantity, but expect to see some new things’ | OneFootball

Igor Tudor admits Juventus is ‘an unknown quantity’ after just two full training sessions, but he expects ‘to see some things already’ against Genoa.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 17.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s four Serie A games on the Liveblog.

The Bianconeri had publicly backed coach Thiago Motta after conceding seven goals in two games against Atalanta and Fiorentina, but then sacked him last Sunday to bring in Tudor for the rest of the season.

Fans gathered under the team hotel last night to salute Tudor and cheer on the squad.

“It was wonderful and certainly emotional, the fans have always been important, especially at this moment when the lads need support,” Tudor told DAZN.

“We must start strong, emotions are fine, but we need to get a result and do what needs doing to win.”

The new coach has already made big changes, bringing in a three-man defence and picking Dusan Vlahovic ahead of January signing Randal Kolo Muani.

The only difference from the predicted line-up is Renato Veiga preferred to Pierre Kalulu.

Tudor ready for Juventus debut

Igor Tudor takes charge of his first training session with Juventus after replacing Thiago Motta as head coach, March 24 2025. (Picture: @juventus via X)

“It is an unknown quantity, because we only had two training sessions with everyone together, as they were on international duty. We tried to work both physically and tactically, I expect to see some things already,” continued Tudor.

“We work one game at a time, I found the lads hungry and eager to do well, the squad is strong and we hope to start well today.”

On top of conceding seven goals in the last two games, Juve failed to find the net, so struggling to score has created a rather tense atmosphere inside the Allianz Juventus Stadium.

“There have been difficulties, it is important to start strong, but also remember it is a long game. Whether we win or lose, you have to push hard. We’ll see how much fuel there is in the tank, now there are five substitutions and you can make more changes, so we’ll see.”

Having been part of Juventus as a player first, then as assistant manager to Andrea Pirlo, the Croatian finally gets to be the coach of this club.

“Clearly, I always dreamed of this, I’ve already talked about it. These are new generations, but football is still football. Winning is what matters, but we have to do it by working hard during the week and doing what needs doing,” concluded Tudor.