The Old Lady Speaks: A Juventus Podcast

Juventus returned from the first international break of the 2026-27 season in less-than-impressive fashion, needing a late goal to get a point away to one of Serie A's biggest early surprises, Cagliari, to heap more pressure on Luciano Spalletti and his squad.

00:00 Introduction

02:30 Takeaways from the week that was

11:21 Cagliari 1-1 Juventus recap

21:19 Kolo Muani, and the static attack

28:11 Who's to blame for Cagliari's goal?

37:17 Celta Vigo vs Juventus preview

44:16 Questions from the Socials

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We’re in the final days of the longest in-season international break ever, but once the games get going again for Luciano Spalletti’s Juventus squad, there’s going to be little time to actually rest and recuperate.

00:00 Introduction

04:07 The insanity of the calendar: 9 games in 29 days

15:14 Koopmeiners, and testing squad depth

20:30 Injuries! Are we cursed?

23:19 Cagliari-Juventus preview

30:37 What Ifs: No Ronaldo/no COVID-19 pandemic impact

37:40 What Ifs: 2014-15 Champions League final

45:43 What Ifs: Chiesa's ACL

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We are a little over a month into the 2026-27 season, and since it’s the middle of a three-week international break we decided to have a little bit of fun to help pass the time as we wait for Juventus games to come back into our lives.

00:00 Introduction: An episode of Hot Takes!

05:00 Gatti: The domineering No. 9 that Juventus need?

09:45 Bremer and Lucumi: Defensive wall for the ages

16:00 Celik: Playmaker in chief

21:20 Vicario: Adequate

25:32 An important tangent regarding eyes

30:50 Alajbegovic: Diamond in the rough

36:01 Nico: Soon-to-be most important outfield player?

40:18 Douglas Luiz: One of the MVPs of 2026-27

46:18 Chico vs Edon: Who takes over the right wing?

52:39 Adzic: Will be back at Juve for 2027-28

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After suffering their first loss of the season in bad fashion, Juventus rebounded with a couple of wins domestically and in Europe as the first international break of the new campaign arrives.

00:00 Introduction

01:35 Takeaways from the week that was

08:22 Juventus 2-0 Atalanta recap

18:38 Kolo Muani has his best performance of the season

24:07 The midfield minus Locatelli

32:06 Juventus 5-0 NEC recap

38:35 Looking at the Serie A table and schedule

44:54 Questions from the Socials

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Juventus fought back twice to tie things up courtesy of an unexpected source against Sassuolo, but it was the defense’s complete meltdown in the second half that led to the Bianconeri suffering their first loss of the 2026-27 season on Sunday night.

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As much as Juventus might have been the better team on Sunday night, they needed a stoppage-time equalizer from defender-turned-striker for the game, Federico Gatti, to get a point against AC Milan in the first big fixture of the new Serie A season.

00:00 Introduction

01:30 Takeaways from the week that was

06:34 Juventus 1-1 Milan recap1

8:51 Discussing the series of errors leading to Milan's goal

27:27 Kolo Muani's poor start to the season4

3:37 Alajbegovic's first start, Bremer - Lucumi, and overlapping fullbacks

52:08 Woltemade's debut

56:57 Questions from the Socials

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Nico González and Teun Koopmeiners scored the goals and Juventus began their three-month stretch without the injured Kenan Yildiz with a win over Parma this past weekend. Who would have that those two guys would be scoring the goals just a day or two earlier? Nope, not us.

00:00 Introduction

02:02 Takeaways from the week that was

09:56 With Yildiz absent, is this the season for redemption?

23:39 General Juve vibe check after two wins

26:48 Checking in with the new signings

35:30 Chuks' lineup prediction

41:22 Juventus vs. Milan preview

48:04 Question from the Socials

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Juventus may have opened their season with a win and three points, but the team's overall performance — especially in front of goal — left a whole lot to be desired and gave us flashbacks to the not-so-distant past that resulted in bad things happening.

00:00 Introduction

02:09 Takeaways from the week that was

07:32 Frosinone 0-1 Juventus recap

19:12 How did the new signings fare?

31:06 Yildiz still looks off his game (Note: this was recorded before news came out that Yildiz might need surgery for a foot injury he suffered in the game)

38:11 Juventus vs Parma Preview

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From Alisson Becker to Emi Martinez and more, we’ve heard a lot of rumors about who will be a goalkeeper at Juventus this coming season. But none of those names will be playing home games in Turin, with Juve set to sign Guglielmo Vicario on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.

00:00 Introduction

01:51 The goalkeeper circus arrives at Vicario

24:54 Juve sign Jhon Lucumi

32:50 Frosinone - Juventus preview

40:44 Questions from the socials

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Juventus’ loss to Inter Milan in a friendly this past weekend reminded us that Michele Di Gregorio is very much not over the struggles he had last season and why a change in goal is so important for the Bianconeri’s success. However, that change hasn’t happened yet — and the new season is close to kicking off.

00:00 Introduction

02:16 Di Gregorio needs to go

26:28 If not DiGre, then who?

28:45 Takeaways from Juventus 1-2 Inter

43:29 Questions from the socials

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