Juve to debut in Club World Cup: challenge against Al-Ain in Washington

The start of the World Cup is soft. Al-Ain who tonight (3am) faces the Juve in Washington he came fifth in the championship of the United Arab Emirates, not the most competitive in the world. However, the Lady who presents herself at the debut is still under construction and caution is required.

The hot black and white June proceeds on a double track of dreams. Tudor in America has everything to amaze: he leads a team that is not among the favorites, but that he has kept at high speed since his arrival in Turin.

Club competition in the United States will also be the litmus test of the state of Juve, with some players truly undergoing a maturity test: Vlahovic, which the coach would like to keep but which now costs too much, and that Douglas Luiz leaving but perhaps starting immediately due to Locatelli's ailment.

It is not at all certain that Dusan and Kolo Muani (the main candidate for the role of striker in the starting 11) will remain next season. For this reason, a number 9 of a high, very high level is being sought with conviction. Like Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting. For the Swede, however, at least 70 million is needed, and there is also competition from Arsenal now. The management, from Comolli on down, is making evaluations and also for this reason another path is being followed, that of Viktor Osimhen. The Napoli striker, now on loan at Galatasaray, has rejected the idea of ​​ending up in Arabia, at Al-Hilal. To arrive in Turin he would like a salary that is worthy of his name: in Istanbul he earns 6 million net per season, and he would like the figure to increase. The clause of 75 million tied to the player is only valid for abroad: the Juve should therefore negotiate with Napoli to secure him.

The attack represents the fulcrum of the negotiations at Continassa, but the midfield is also being considered. Tonali This is the first objective, which can however only be achieved with the sale of Douglas Luiz. At right back, attention is on Flamengo's Wesley.

Results and programs.

After the spectacular 2-2 draw between Boca Juniors and Benfica (with a red card for Belotti) in Group C, and Chelsea's 2-0 win over a not very aggressive Lafc in Group D, yesterday came Flamengo's victory over Esperance in Group D. Fluminense and Borussia Dortmund then played out a goalless draw in Group F.

Ulsan Hyundai-Mamelodi was played last night, again in group F. River Plate-Urawa Reds, in Inter's group E, saw the Argentinians prevail 3-1 (12' Colidio, 48' Driussi, 58' Matsuo (r), 73' Meza).

Today Manchester City-Wydad is scheduled at 18:XNUMX for group G, the same as Juve, and Real Madrid-Al-Hilal with Simone Inzaghi's debut on the Arabs' bench.

There is no shortage of exciting games in America, but some note that the crowd is not overflowing. For Chelsea's game against Los Angeles, there were about 22 spectators in Atlanta in a Mercedes Benz Arena that could seat 71.