Spalletti puts an end to Juventus pre-match press conferences in Serie A | OneFootball

Juventus are preparing for one of their biggest games of the season against Inter in the Derby d’Italia on Saturday evening, but Bianconeri head coach Luciano Spalletti has decided against giving a customary pre-match press conference ahead of the Serie A crunch match.

Why will Spalletti not speak to the media before Inter vs. Juventus?

Spalletti will not address the media before the Inter vs. Juventus match in San Siro, and will instead send captain Manuel Locatelli to give the pre-match assessment at around 14.00 GMT (15.00 CET) on Friday afternoon.

According to TMW, this is because Spalletti will have to give a mandatory pre-match press conference on Monday ahead of Juve’s Champions League play-off round tie against Galatasaray anyway.

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Luciano Spalletti looks on during the Serie A match against SS Lazio at Allianz Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

To ‘avoid’ having the head coach speaking to the media twice within three days, Juventus have decided to send one of their senior players to do the Serie A press conference instead.

Thursday’s reports claim that this practice is likely to continue until the end of the season. TMW expects that the Old Lady will send a different player to speak to the media before Juventus’s following Serie A match against Como on February 21.