Juventusvs.Brest

I Bianconeri suffered a 3-0 defeat to Nurnberg in their first pre-season outing last week, while their visitors have fallen short against Stade-Laval and Napoli in their last two outings ahead of their Ligue 1 term.

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Juventus will go in search of a first victory under the management of Thiago Motta on Saturday, having turned to the new boss ahead of the 2024-25 Serie A term after the departure of Massimiliano Allegri late last season.

That campaign was a mixed one for the Turin giants, as they again failed to regain the Serie A title, with Allegri departing two matches before the end of the term following a triumphant Coppa Italia final, in which they lifted the trophy for the 15th time in their history thanks to a 1-0 victory over Atalanta at the Stadio Olimpico with Dusan Vlahovic netting the only goal inside the opening five minutes.

Paolo Montero then led I Bianconeri for the final two outings, overseeing a comeback 3-3 draw away at Bologna and a 2-0 home victory over Monza, to see them finish third in Italy's top flight on 71 points, 23 behind winners Inter Milan, before tasking Motta with leading them into the new campaign in search of a first Serie A title since 2020.

Their preparations for the upcoming term began with a trip to Germany to take on Nurnberg last week, and Juve were unable to make a winning start, eventually succumbing to a 3-0 defeat as Caspar Jander had the hosts ahead from the 17th minute and Dustin Forkel and Tim Janisch added their names to the scoresheet in the dying minutes.

Having rotated heavily throughout that game, Juventus will now take a step up in their preparations and bid to put a win on the board on Saturday ahead of the beginning of their league term in mid-August.

They meet a visiting side who will also look to ramp up their pre-season campaign and Italian trip with the Ligue 1 opener looming in two weeks.

Brest turned their focus to the 2024-25 domestic term on the back of a memorable campaign last time around, finishing third in the French top flight, being their highest-ever finish, and securing European qualification for the first time in their 74-year history.

After seeing a record-breaking 13-match league unbeaten streak in that campaign halted, their league term ended on a high in May, following up a 5-4 win over Rennes and back-to-back draws with a 3-0 final-day beating of Toulouse, seeing Eric Roy's team finish on 61 points from their 34 games having won 17 of those while only suffering seven defeats.

Their preparations for the new season then began with a 2-0 victory over Avranches and a 1-1 draw with Lorient in friendlies in July, before falling to a 1-0 loss at the hands of Stade-Laval and beginning their Italian trip with another narrow loss to Napoli at the Stadio Teofilo Patini on Wednesday as Giacomo Raspadori netted the only goal of the game on the stroke of half time.

Now heading across to Pescara for the second of their pair of games in Italy, before meeting Newcastle United at St James' Park in their final pre-season outing, Brest will bid to get back to winning ways and begin building momentum on Saturday.

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