🔴 Galatasaray v Juventus 0-0: Comolli hits back at Marotta, Bastoni

After everything that happened on Saturday night in the Derby d'Italia lost against Inter, Juventus returns to the field, and does so in the hell of Istanbul's Ali Sami Yen stadium.

But if in the past the main difficulty of playing at the home of the yellow-reds was the atmosphere itself, today we are facing a great team, built with a lot of money with the goal of winning immediately. Osimhen and Icardi are the crown jewels, but Lang and especially the former City and Bayern player, Leroy Sané, are just as impressive.

Spalletti cannot count on David and Holm—both came off worse for wear after the match against Inter—as well as the long-term absentees Vlahović and Milik. For the Turks, Mario Lemina will be missing due to suspension, so he misses the first of two meetings with his former team.

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🔥 FIERY Atmosphere and First Chance for Gala

The first spark of the match comes in the 5th minute, in a truly fiery Ali Sami Yen! Akgun receives the ball in the center, takes aim, and shoots powerfully.

The ball goes just wide, with Di Gregorio seemingly on the trajectory.

❗️Comolli: "I went too far! Bastoni's words..."

Not just Spalletti. The Juventus CEO, Comolli, also commented on recent events:

"Suspension? I always respect the decisions of the judges. We are waiting to read the verdict of the Sports Judge, but we will comply. My reaction was excessive, I’m sorry if I offended anyone, but I am here to defend my club."

Then on Marotta's words, who called Chiellini a "young" executive: "I don’t respond to comments made by executives of other clubs. Giorgio is as talented as an executive as he was on the field. He represents the present and future of Juventus and Italian football. I have followed him for a long time and I can say I have seen few executives like him."

When asked about Bastoni's apologies, Comolli reiterated his point of view: "Bastoni’s apologies? We are sorry for Kalulu, who will be suspended. Official steps from Juventus? We only want to cooperate with the authorities, it’s not a personal matter. We have no say in that sense, we just want to work with Gravina to help improve a system that isn’t working."

💪 Spalletti: "Inter already in the past! Osimhen..."

Spalletti also spoke to Sky microphones:

"Here everything seems red-hot, everything seems to be burning. We’ll need to have the right courage. My players so far have shown themselves to be men, who then become a team, and that’s the best thing that can happen to a coach."

Then on the Derby d'Italia and the match-up with Osimhen: "We have already turned the page, because today we are playing for our future. It will always be crucial how you press and how you get out of their pressure. Pressing narrows the field for the opponents, forcing them to think in as little time as possible, and that’s when everything can become beautiful for us. Osimhen? He has these great bursts of speed and rage. He’s strong, but we have two center-backs who can give him a hard time."

💎 Yildiz: "Scoring today would be a dream"

On the sidelines, before heading to the locker room to change, Kenan Yildiz, who is playing today in his Turkey, spoke:

"Playing here, in this stadium with these fans, is sensational. We want to play a great match. Against Inter it was a very tough match after the red card, but I think we played very well. Scoring today? It would be a dream, I hope I can do it. 

They are a great team, with amazing fans. We have to play our game and we’ll see."

🔥 Del Piero: "Juve can use their anger"

Before the match, from the SkySport studios, Juventus legend and former captain Alessandro Del Piero said: "Anger can be useful, but you need to reset everything".

✅ OFFICIAL LINEUPS

Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Cakir; Sallai, Sánchez, Abdülkerim Bardakci, Jakobs; Torreira, Sara; Yilmaz, Yunus Akgün, Lang; Osimhen.

​Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceiçao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; McKennie.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.