Ranieri: «Ready for the derby»

Ranieri: «Ready for the derby»

«It is a beautiful week: interesting and rich in events». Claudio Ranieri presented in this manner a period in which Juventus is obliged to go from the Coppa Italia match against Lazio to the derby against Torino up to the Champions League match against Chelsea in a matter of a few days.

Having put aside the first match with an unfavourable result ( Tuesday’s 2-1 in Rome) but a result which can be turned around in the return match, it is now time to face the second which is nothing less then the Derby della Mole against Torino who are showing drastic improvements: «We know how important this match is. – commented Ranieri – and we are ready. The starcittadine are a different sort of match in which squad values and points in the table do not count, everything begins from zero. We will be facing a charged-up Toro which is aggressive and compact. A very fast and exciting match awaits us».

In this crucial moment of the season, the bianconeri are in good shape especially in terms of form even though the coach would have liked more time to prepare these close encounters: «I was hoping for the Coppa Italia match to be postponed to have more time to train, however we are ready to overcome even such difficulties and the adrenalin will help us be in good shape. We are taking one match at a time. I will have to make some changes and in the meantime Zebina has recovered even though he is not 100% fit but he is well and available».

*juventus.com