Igor Tudor stated that Juventus’ competitveness mattered greater than their tactical directions after their essential 2-0 victory over Monza in Serie A on Sunday.
First-half objectives from Nicolas Gonzalez and Randal Kolo Muani propelled Juventus, who had Kenan Yildiz despatched off, again to fourth within the standings.
Certainly, Tudor grew to become the primary Juventus coach to win all of his first three residence video games with the membership since Maurizio Sarri in 2020.
It was additionally their seventh victory at Allianz Stadium in 2025, a joint-division greatest alongside Bologna. Within the prime 5 European leagues, solely Barcelona (eight) have extra.
Juventus offered the proper response from their midweek defeat to Parma, boosting their hopes of ending within the Champions League spots with 4 video games remaining.
“I all the time ask for that as a result of ways and ball possession are high-quality, however in the long run, the one who wins is the one with extra competitiveness and wins extra duels,” Tudor stated.
“We did win in a approach that I actually favored, we stayed in it and even had the possibility to make it 3-0.
“It’s high-quality, I don’t thoughts profitable like this — it helps the boys develop, it teaches them which you could endure and nonetheless make it.”
Juventus dictated the sport from the off, however entered the interval with a person much less after Yildiz was proven a purple card for a stray arm into the face of Alessandro Bianco.
It was the Turkish worldwide’s first dismissal in Serie A on his sixtieth look within the competitors, and it could possibly be an enormous blow for his group for the remainder of the marketing campaign.
No participant has created extra possibilities (48) or accomplished extra dribbles (55) for Juventus in Serie A this season than Yildiz, whereas solely Dusan Vlahovic (15) has extra objectives within the prime flight for the Bianconeri than the 19-year-old (six, stage with Kolo Muani).
“He’s a champion — solely the actually sturdy ones can play in these tight areas. Gamers like him are uncommon they usually have nice worth. We’ll determine one thing out,” Tudor stated.
“We’ll discover 11 sturdy gamers to start out, that’s the essential factor.”