Maurizio Sarri denies suggestions of displeasure withPjanic
Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has denied being in anargument with Miralem Pjanic during the training session before the match against Bologna.
The news about the argument has spread widely but Sarri denied it by calling it fake news.
Their first match is against Bologna after the three-month-long break from COVID19which they won for 2–0. This match was important for them to recover from the loss to Napoli in the Coppa Italia final. The goalless full-time was led to penalties which Juve lost. This match against Bologna is a game for their recovery. Before the suspension of football activity in Italy, Juventus was leading the table with one point ahead of second-placedLazio.
Before the match against Bologna, the speculations have grown regarding the fight between the manager and the player. Even there was speculation that the player will not be included in the team for the club’s first match after a three-month-long break.
Sarri in the pre-match conference has denied the news and also said that he is one of the players he is relying upon for the midfield in the current season and he has a lot of control in the midfield.
Sarri has moved Ronaldo to the left position as he can see him struggling in the centre forward in the finals of Coppa Italia. Sarri has talked with Ronaldo regarding the position before the matches. He had talked with him on the match before Milan as well as Napoli. He could certainly come to the conclusion that he is a person who has scored a lot of goals from the left side and clearly sees him being better there.
Sarri on the loss of final to Napoli in Coppa Italia said that not be disappointed and they have many more matches to complete in order to win the silverware this season in Serie A.
Sarri added: "Losing a trophy is always painful, it hurts, it gives disappointment and bitterness, but this is the situation and we mustn't beat ourselves up. We have to turn the page and we have to think about our next goals."