Interviewed by La Gazzetta dello Sport Matri spoke about the upcoming derby della Mole between Torino and Juve: “Who will leave their mark? Since my friend Locatelli is disqualified, I’m betting on Yildiz. I have a soft spot for the Turk, I like his way of experiencing matches. He is young, but to his technical qualities he combines a nice personality. Besides, he seems to me a guy with the right attitudes all the time. The club made significant investments in the market in the summer, and I would have expected more from Motta’s team. Injuries, however, have weighed: the loss of Bremer is heavy. Douglas Luiz is difficult to judge. Koopmeiners is performing below expectations, but I remain convinced he is Juve-like. It simply takes time sometimes to metabolize the change and get used to playing with the obligation of having to win as at Juventus. Conceiçao, on the other hand, arrived with less expectation and has made a very good impact: an unpredictable player skilled in one-on-one was missing.”
“Thuram is in great growth. Locatelli is not ‘new,’ but he is back to his level. Numbers for center forwards are key, I grew up with this mentality. And certainly Vlahovic’s are very good. That Dusan is strong is not in doubt, but more growth was expected from him in recent years. I don’t see Vlahovic either paired with Kolo Muani or Zirkzee: it would mean giving up a midfielder. And Locatelli, Thuram and Koopmeiners seem to me almost untouchable for Thiago Motta. I imagine more of an alternation between the Serbian and the eventual new striker. Let’s see how this month of fire will go, decisive especially for the Champions race. In the end, barring surprises, I think Juventus and Milan will play for fourth place. But we still hope to have the fifth Champions slot thanks to the ranking,” he concluded.
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