Tudor: We are ready for tough Roma encounter | OneFootball

At 20:45 (CEST) tomorrow, Sunday 6 April 2025, Juventus will face Roma away from home on Matchday 31 of the Serie A season.

Coach Igor Tudor previewed the challenge against the Giallorossi in today’s press conference.

THIS WEEK AT THE TRAINING CENTER

"This week - the first “complete” one together - went well, we got through a lot of work. We concentrated on both phases, on set pieces, on physical preparation, on details, and on individual development. The lads are well prepared and are showing a desire to express themselves at their best. When I returned to Turin I found a team going through a difficult period, but we have started to rebuild together and we are working well. How long will it take to see clear changes? I don't know, I can't know, but I know that the boys are putting their hearts and souls into it.

THE TRIP TO ROME

"Tomorrow's match is important, but not decisive. Roma come into the game off the back of a series of excellent results, we know it won't be an easy game, but we'll have to focus only on ourselves. [Claudio] Ranieri, since returning to the Giallorossi, has allowed the team to move up a gear. Tomorrow will be a good match to play, a tough encounter. When you go to Rome you can't get ahead of yourselves. We have to think game by game, without looking too far ahead, especially when you get towards the end of the season.

INDIVIDUALS

"[Andrea] Cambiaso and Douglas Luiz are back available. They certainly won't start in Rome, but they will be able to contribute from the bench. We talked a lot about [Teun] Koopmeiners. Teun has worked very well, as have all the other players. His week of training was very good. In football, it's natural, there are trickier periods than others and for Teun it was like that, but he is a strong player and I'm sure his contribution will be key for us during this season’s run in. Kenan [Yildiz], I have only had the opportunity to see him up close in these first few training sessions, so I cannot make a concrete judgement yet. I can say, however, that he is a serious guy, focused on football. His qualities are obvious to everyone, I don't have to underline them. It is crucial that he is never content, he must push himself to the maximum in every single training session and every single game. I liked [Vasilije] Adzic a lot in the training he did with us. [Weston] McKennie is a wildcard in his own right and that is absolutely an advantage for us. His versatility allowed us to play him on the left against Genoa, but for me he is a midfielder. [Federico] Gatti's absence will be a big miss, but we have accepted it of course. Federico is an important player for us, but we are lucky to have strong players who are ready to step in. [Francisco] Conceicao is an intelligent player, quick in tight spaces: centrally, however, it is more difficult to make an impact than out wide, but he has the right mentality. He is a tough guy, who has great desire. It's great to have a talent like him in the squad.

TEAM BONDING

“I wanted to take everyone out to dinner to spend time together, off the pitch. The players were there, but the whole staff were there too. It was a nice evening, it helped us to get to know each other better, to create the right synergy. These are small details, but they count a lot in a team.”