Fabrizio Ravanelli analyzed for Sky Sport the friendly in Perth that saw Juventus lose 2-1 against Inter. The former Juventus striker highlighted the different stages of development of the two teams, emphasizing Inter’s greater solidity compared to the building phase that the Turin side is currently in.

“It was, as always, a very hard-fought match, because it’s the derby of Italy and it’s logical that Inter is ahead of Juventus because it’s a team that is already consolidated,” said Ravanelli. “The playing system is well known by the whole team, while Juventus is still under construction, some players are still missing and the workload here in Perth has been significant, so it was also predictable to have some ups and downs during the 90 minutes. I believe that all things considered, despite the defeat, Juventus did some good things.”

On the goalkeeper issue, the former player preferred not to comment on the need for reinforcements, but wanted to send a message to Michele Di Gregorio: “Whether another goalkeeper should be signed is not for me to say, because there are people who are much more competent in this area. I can only tell Michele to stay calm, because the goalkeeper is the most difficult role but at the same time he must show personality, character and above all he must understand that when you wear the Juventus shirt you are always subject to criticism. And it’s difficult but you have to accept it and you have to react.”

On the title race, Ravanelli has clear ideas: “I absolutely believe that Inter is the favorite, also because it’s the team that won the Scudetto and behind them there will be a group of teams that could include Roma, Atalanta, Milan, Juventus and Napoli. It will be a great battle, even though I find that Inter is ahead at this stage of the season, the transfer market is not over yet so it’s difficult to predict who could be the number one challenger, but I believe that at this moment all the teams are perhaps struggling a bit to find the players needed to fill their own gaps. We have to wait for the start of the championship.”

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