Juventus: Benatia on Koulibaly’s goal, “I lost sleep for days” | OneFootball

In a long interview given to the microphones of “La Gazzetta Dello Sport”, former Juventus and Roma defender Mehdi Benatia reflected on the 2018 match between Juventus and Napoli, which ended with a 0-1 result in favor of the Neapolitans.

Juventus, Benatia recalls Koulibaly’s goal at the Stadium: “I didn’t sleep for three nights”

Here’s what the former Bianconeri defender had to say: “How did I take Koulibaly’s goal? Very badly, I didn’t sleep for three days. Chiellini got injured and I played perhaps one of my best matches. We lost 1-0 but we could have been down by three, I made save after save, then Albiol blocked me a bit in the 90th minute, Koulibaly jumped and scored an incredible goal. The following match at San Siro against Inter, Allegri left me out and I didn’t take it well: it felt like it was all my fault.

His new life in Marseille

The former Moroccan footballer also spoke about his relationship with Roberto De Zerbi, in his new adventure at Marseille: “Roberto is completely crazy about football. Many coaches bring home the win even playing badly and are happy about it, but not him, he’s never satisfied. After the 5-1 against Nice he was shaking his head disconsolately, repeating that we could have played better. These are things I’ve also seen Guardiola do, who was my coach at Bayern. He’s a perfectionist, he stays in the office all day. He only has football on his mind and would die for his ideas. He has a great personality but he’s not temperamental, he tells you things to your face, he gets angry with a player but then hugs him. People like him get into your heart. I had met him at Brighton when I was an agent, I had proposed two or three players to him.”

“In the summer of 2024 we were negotiating with a couple of coaches, when I heard he was becoming available I called him right away, I told him I had a great project: ‘I think a city like Marseille needs people like us.’ That’s how I convinced him. Last season we went to the Champions League and finished second after many difficulties. With Longoria we found the right solutions even in the toughest moments.”

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