Motta: We must work hard to earn victory | OneFootball

At 20:45 (CET) tomorrow, Sunday 16 February 2025, Juventus will play host to Inter on Matchday 25 of the Serie A season.

This is what Coach Thiago Motta had to say as he previewed the Derby d'Italia in today’s pre-match press conference.

THE CHALLENGE AGAINST INTER

“It is a very important match, we will have to be well organised defensively, execute transitions effectively and work as a team from the first to the last minute. We will have to both defend and attack as a team, paying great attention to transitions and set pieces. The latter are an important aspect of the game, we always prepare them in detail. We will have to be good especially in our attitude, both in terms of scoring goals and defending our goal.

THE SQUAD'S CONDITION

“The team is doing well, winning always brings extra energy. I see the lads motivated and I also feel energised. We are focused solely on tomorrow's match (Sunday 16 February 2025) against Inter, a match that we must approach in the best possible way. Ahead of tomorrow's match we will have Andrea [Cambiaso] available again, but Douglas Luiz will not be there. The other unavailable players are the same as in recent weeks. The team selected tomorrow will be the best available to face our opponents. Everyone wants to play from the first minute, especially in matches like this. The substitutes will have to contribute effectively to allow us to compete at a high level throughout the encounter.

A UNITED GROUP

“With the team we spend a lot of time together, for work, and it is a privilege, but we decided to carve out some time to be together outside the sports centre, at dinner, and we had a very good time. We have a magnificent group, who work well and always want to improve. We work hard every day to achieve our goal, which is to win every single game. We have to use all of our strengths, as a team, to earn victory in every match. Whoever plays for Juventus always wants to win, even in training. To win, as I said, we have to work well together and earn it on the pitch. We have to earn victory, we have to always go for it.”

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