Juventus 2-1 Cagliari: Spalletti reflects on win & hails Yildiz’s ‘game-changer’ quality

TURIN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 29: Juventus FC head coach Luciano Spalletti seems to be on throughout the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Cagliari Calcio at Allianz Stadium on November 29, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photos)

Luciano Spalletti admitted Juventus began “too timidly” of their 2-1 win over Cagliari, arguing the staff solely confirmed their true stage as soon as they fell behind.

Chatting with DAZN after the match, with quotes by way of IlBianconero, the Bianconeri coach known as for better character from the opening whistle, even when he praised the response that in the end turned the night time round.

“We got here onto the pitch timid, doing basic items,” Spalletti stated. “However with the gamers we’ve got, and from the coach, you anticipate extra.”

He felt Juve solely realised their potential after creating the primary clear probabilities: “As soon as you place your self within the place to attain, you perceive you may have accomplished issues otherwise.”

Juventus 2-1 Cagliari – Spalletti: Yildiz has the standard of a champion

The turning level, he insisted, got here by Kenan Yildiz. “He has the standard of a champion, a quantity 10, somebody who can create a victory from nothing,” Spalletti stated.

The coach defined that the tactical construction is designed to free {the teenager}: “Leaving him free, not fixing him to 1 flank… that 2-1 form can also be to present him the prospect to return inside and shoot.”

Yildiz nonetheless has room to develop in sharing accountability within the last third, however Spalletti famous: “That’s extra-top stage.”

As soon as Juventus equalised, the coach felt the staff lastly performed with authority. “After the objective we began to play, to maintain the ball, to reach dangerously within the field,” he stated.

He praised the ruthlessness proven within the second half however warned that failing to transform early allowed Cagliari to achieve confidence: “We went into their field 14 occasions… if you happen to don’t rating when you may have these conditions, the others develop in confidence.”

Spalletti additionally addressed his return to Napoli subsequent week.

“I can think about the happiness of going again into that stadium,” he stated. “How they behave, I don’t know. For me, it will likely be very simple.”

On Dusan Vlahovic, he confirmed the striker felt a pressure. “He felt ache,” Spalletti revealed, explaining they managed his workload in latest days.

The damage got here in an uncommon method: “He went to hit the ball laborious however didn’t join, nearly mis-hit it, and that motion made his leg twist. If he’d struck the ball correctly, he wouldn’t have gotten harm.”

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