Turin – On the eve of the Coppa Italia match against Udinese, Luciano Spalletti has put paid to hopes of a quick return for Dusan Vlahovic. The Juventus manager, in a press conference, explained that the Serbian striker's condition will require a lengthy recovery.
The medical staff will make a definitive diagnosis, but the timeframe outlined by the coach is clear: two or three months of sidelines appear necessary for a full recovery. Spalletti doesn't hide the burden of his absence. Such a decisive player, capable of making an impact in the heat of matches, would have been useful at a time when every detail can change the momentum of the season.
The coach, however, takes a pragmatic view: football, he says, is a constant stream of opportunities, and the team will have to be good at seizing them despite the absence of their attacking key player. The coach emphasizes how Vlahovic was now perfectly integrated into Juventus's mechanisms, a factor that makes this setback even more difficult. The challenge now is to rethink the Bianconeri's attack, maintaining competitiveness and identity at a crucial stage of the season.
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