A new defection ahead of one of the most anticipated games of the year.

Thiago Motta loses a pawn ahead of Inter. Juventus will in fact have to face the derby d’Italia without Douglas Luiz, who in recent weeks was experiencing a period of recovery after a long phase of dull performances, but who will now be forced to stop.

In fact, the midfielder has suffered a muscle strain, which will surely cause him to miss his Juventus’s highly anticipated match against Inter, but it could also cost him another next major Bianconeri fixture: the Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven.

For Thiago Motta, però bad news is joined by some good news. Against Inter, Andrea Cambiaso will in fact be available, having trained with the group and who against the Nerazzurri could even return to the field as a starter. In midfield he should find Locatelli again and another player that Thiago Motta intends to revive: Khephren Thuram.

Confirmations, finally, in the other departments both from new arrivals in January and from recoveries. In defense there will in fact be Savona and Renato Veiga with Gatti and Weah, while at the center of the attack Kolo Muani is confirmed.

A winter transfer accompanied by high hopes.

Calciomercato Venezia: Ionut Radu è became the goalkeeper of the lagunari during the winter transfer session, already making his debut with his new jersey in the match against Roma. Meanwhile, the former Inter goalkeeper explained in a press conference what convinced him to accept the Venetian adventure, where he will contribute to a difficult chase for salvation.

“I prepared myself for months, I had a clear goal in my head,” Radu explained.

I know that I came from over a year without playing, and this certainly is not è an easy condition. But this long period has è been very useful to fortify me, also from the mental”.

Radu però feels he has not lost his polish, and he also wanted to assure Eusebio Di Francesco of this in a conversation that took place before his move to Venezia: “We spoke immediately on the phone. He asked me how I was, I answered him well. As soon as I arrived he explained his ideas, now I want to put them on the field immediately. I came prepared, I was sure that the moment I was waiting for would come”.

Finally, Radu’s opinion on Venezia&#39s salvation ambitions: “We believe in it, if we did not, we would not be here talking. The elements to do well are all there, and this aspect is a great source of motivation for me. That and the fact that we have no excuses. The group è very charged and we know what we have to do. All it takes is one positive episode, and it will be the turning point”.

Waiting for the cup challenge, the picture on the opponents è already ready.

Ettore Messina frames the qualities of Germani Brescia, his Olimpia Milano’s next opponent in the Coppa Italia. The Lombards had recently challenged each other in the competition already in 2022 in Pesaro (already in the semifinals then) and especially in the 2023 final in Turin.

“We beat them in the championship, but now several months ago and still struggled a lot – Messina said about Brescia – They are a team of great character and with an excellent group organization. We will have to face them thinking only about this game, not about Virtus né about what might happen more in là”.

“Brescia’s strengths are its two guards, Della Valle and Ivanovic. Then we must always keep an eye on Bilan, a decisive player who can only be contained by giving everyone their all. Then in recent appointments è grown a lot Burnell, good at turning out to be the extra man at the right time both from 3 and 4”, added Messina.

The match between Olimpia Milano and Germani Brescia, valid for the Italian Cup semifinals, will be played in Turin at 6 p.m. Saturday. In the league, as mentioned, this season the’s only challenge between the two Lombardy è went to the meneghini, who imposed themselves with a score of 88-85 resisting in the final to the comeback attempt of Peppe Poeta’s boys.