Unlike Inter, also thanks to a match that on paper was more affordable, Igor Tudor's Juventus Club World Cup debut doesn't fail and won 5-0 against the Arabs of Al-Ain, offering a convincing performance despite the value of the opponent. It took only 10 minutes for the Bianconeri to break the deadlock, thanks to a goal by Kolo Muani, who also scored the 4-0 at the end of the first half. After half an hour of play, Tudor's team was already ahead 3-0 and was not in any danger throughout the match. Juventus therefore started off their adventure in the American World Cup on the right foot, after a difficult season in which they only managed to qualify for the next Champions League on the last day: the Bianconeri lead Group G with 3 points, tied with the other big team in the group, Manchester City, who had a little more difficulty in eliminating the Moroccans of Wydad, even finishing the match with 10 men.
Tudor picks up where he left off
From a technical and selection point of view, Tudor started the World Cup exactly as he had finished the Serie A season, that is, without the centre forward in the starting 11. Dusan Vlahovic, now ever closer to being sold (there is talk of Napoli or Milan, but the crux is the very high salary). The protagonists instead, as in the final part of the championship, are players like Kephren Thuram, Kenan Yildiz and the goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, and immediately in great form also the great signing of the January transfer window, the French vice world champion Kolo Muani, who almost scored a hat-trick. Also good was a rediscovered Douglas Luiz, who hit the post at the end. Waiting for the new purchases and for the market to really get going, starting with the coach (will Tudor really stay or will they focus on a big name?), Juventus therefore seems to have rediscovered solidity and credibility, net of an opponent who in this first match has proved to be truly inconsistent, giving the comparison the flavour of a summer football jaunt.
Meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office
In the eyes of the most attentive, the hours preceding the challenge at the Audi Field in Washington were certainly more interesting, namely the meeting with US President Donald Trump. A delegation from Juventus, led by president John Elkann, new manager Giorgio Chiellini and a representation of players including, of course, Americans Weston Mc Kennie and Timothy Weah, was received in none other than the Oval Office of the White House, just as Trump was taking a stand on the war underway in the Middle East. The US president answered journalists' questions about Iran, about a situation that is now on the brink of world conflict, with the Juventus team standing behind him: an iconic moment, clearly inappropriate if not embarrassing, but which ended up "bringing good luck" to the Bianconeri team. They return to the field on Sunday against Wydad at 18pm Italian time, to secure qualification for the round of XNUMX.
