Andrea Pirlo

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said his team are ready to play their Serie A match against Napoli on Wednesday (Apr 6) but added that he would respect any COVID-19 postponement forced on them by the local health authority in Turin. The Turin health authority said the match was not at risk despite recent COVID-19 cases at Juventus, with three players testing positive after returning from international duty. Leonardo Bonucci, Merih Demiral and Federico Bernardeschi tested positive this week and will miss the rescheduled

Former Italy and Juventus star Andrea Pirlo was Saturday named as the Italian champions' new coach, just hours after Maurizio Sarri's sacking. Sarri, 61, leaves Juventus after just one season, a day after the Turin giants crashed out of the Champions League in the last 16 to French club Lyon. The 41-year-old Pirlo, who has no previous top-level coaching experience, has signed a two-year contract until June 2022. He had recently been appointed coach of the Juventus U23 side, who play in the third division. "Pirlo has

Juventus star Giorgio Chiellini has stated that the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has steered a massive impact, similar to that created by club legend Andrea Pirlo. According to the center-back, the Portuguese ace is improving the standards of Serie A and Juventus on an international level. The 33-year-old spread shockwaves around the entire football world when he decided to put pen on paper for Juventus in the summer. Following his big-money move, Ronaldo took a while to find his feet, but he has