Clément Pédron, Media365: published on Sunday January 26, 2025 at 9:31 a.m.
After opening the score, Juventus failed to take advantage of its lead and lost to Naples on Saturday evening (2-1). Just loaned by PSG, Randal Kolo Muani showed that he could put the Old Lady on the right track by scoring his first goal.
He probably wouldn't have hoped for a better start with Juventus. Well yes, victory as a bonus. Saturday evening, as part of the 22nd day of Serie A, the Old Lady lost on the ground of the current championship leader (2-1) after opening the score. The Bianconeri still remain in fifth place, sixteen points behind their evening opponent, Naples. And if Turin can blame itself for not having been able to keep this advantage, it can, as little consolation, be satisfied with the performance of its winter recruit: Randal Kolo Muani.
-Indeed, the French center forward stood out nicely for his debut with Juve just a few days after his arrival. Announced as the starter before the match by coach Thiago Motta, the player on loan from Paris Saint-Germain did not allow himself to be overcome by stress and produced a good performance, with a goal as a bonus. After eleven balls touched, the ex-Nantes player offered himself a magnificent right-footed volley from point blank range, leaving Alex Meret unmoved.
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Unused by Luis Enrique at Paris Saint-Germain, Randal Kolo Muani could exult. And he didn't have to be asked to do it in front of the visitors' parking lot. Around a successful performance despite the defeat of his team, the attacker gave way to Dusan Vlahovic, the usual holder of the position. At a press conference, Thiago Motta was full of praise for the Frenchman. “I found him in good shape, he participated well in the game,” said the Italian technician. With the managers, we analyzed at length the player profile to be included in the squad and his characteristics matched perfectly. We all agreed that he could help the team. […] It will make it possible not to give a point of reference to the opponents in the offensive phase. » For the moment, the Piedmontese technician has no plans to combine the French and the Serbian. As a result, we could observe in the coming weeks a form of alternation at the center forward position between the two men.
