Di Gregorio: Champions League goal to win tomorrow, Spalletti hopes goalkeeper will be more involved in the game

In the fourth round of the Champions League in the early morning of Wednesday, Juventus will face Sporting CP at home. Before the game, Juventus goalkeeper Di Gregorio accepted an interview with Sky Sports Italia.

Juventus had been winless in 8 games in all competitions before, but in the last two rounds of Serie A you have returned to the path of victory. How do you feel now?

Our intention is to continue along this path and maintain this momentum, hoping that the previous two consecutive league wins will bring some enthusiasm. This Champions League game will be difficult. Sporting CP is a team with good ball control skills and there are also some players with strong personal abilities in the team. We have not won in the Champions League this season (2 draws and 1 loss in the first 3 rounds of the Champions League), so the goal tomorrow must be to win the game.

What did Juventus’ new coach Luciano Spalletti say to you after he took office?

Our schedule during this period is very intensive, and the recovery time of the players is very short. Despite this, we still analyze some situations by watching game videos and understand the coach's intentions and requirements by holding tactical meetings. There is no doubt that his influence, his decision-making skills and the ambition he showed really helped us on a psychological level. We have to go down this path, we've won two games in a row and try to win tomorrow night and keep going. We've had some good moments and we've had some low moments, so we have to feel that responsibility and keep moving forward and trying to get better.

Did Coach Spalletti ask you to make any changes in your footwork?

We have had the opportunity to communicate, and he told me that his idea is to let the goalkeeper participate more in the game and conduct more technical training. If I had done this before, I would do more now. Me, Perrin, and Pinsoglio all completely obey the goalkeeper coach's instructions. We are professional players and we will always do what the coach asks us to do. So whatever the request, we will definitely accept it.