After leading Juventus to a 2-0 home victory over Atalanta in Week 5 of Serie A, coach Spalletti was interviewed by DAZN.

In terms of the team's strong cohesion and the substitute players' ability to immediately integrate into the game, quickly adapting to the different formations and approaches Juventus used in this match, a victory like today's is deeply satisfying, isn't it? Even though you didn't have much time to prepare...

Yes, we truly didn't have much time to rest and prepare, but your summary was very accurate. This kind of performance is only possible with a team of extremely high professionalism and great dedication.People shouldn't forget that we played a high-intensity match Thursday night, and considering the injuries and tight schedule, the players who featured Thursday only did light recovery work Friday morning.

We would normally have had a full training session Saturday, but as everyone knows, the day after a match is when injuries are most likely to occur. So we canceled Saturday's field training completely.The Thursday players only did light recovery Friday and some gym work this morning. To immediately implement tactical changes like switching formations without a proper training session requires players to have exceptional professionalism and a willingness to cooperate.

For me personally, working with such highly professional players greatly simplifies my job. I must express my deep gratitude to them. Of course, we also want to dedicate this valuable victory to those unable to fight alongside us—players who have suffered serious injuries. Especially Grabara, who was recently injured with a severe cruciate ligament injury.

Yes, coach, I've emphasized many times Juventus's tactical organization and the mastery you showed in the opening phase. You expanded the width of the field, combining a three-man defense with a four-man setup, and Celik's cross led to a goal. Then you set up a very tight 4-4-2 formation, leaving almost no attacking space for Atalanta except for one set-piece opportunity.I want to highlight the importance of players like McKennie, Nico Gonzalez, and Celik on the wing, and Kalulu. Although they have fixed technical characteristics, you guided them to make significant contributions in two or three different positions in the same match. This is Juventus's core strength right now. With Juventus and Como both on 10 points, sometimes the overwhelming praise and criticism from outside really does seem helpless and a bit ridiculous, doesn't it?

That's true, but that's today's football environment. One loss and everything seems to collapse instantly. If I'm not mistaken, our league has changed three coaches this season (laughs)—that's the reality of modern football.

However, what you said is correct. Ultimately, it's the players on the field who make the difference. All I try to do is put them in the most suitable positions to counter Atalanta's style of play. Atalanta is an extremely serious, professional, and distinctive team whose quality and passing ability often exhaust opponents. Sometimes, having our wing-backs dribble inward with their stronger foot and then switch the ball to the other side can open up space.

So we tried having players cut in from the left with their right foot, arriving in the 30-meter zone to organize and attack—Nico Gonzalez had the same idea. But Atalanta frequently shifted us around the field at times, causing us to lose good formation spacing temporarily. We had to adjust, and at certain moments in the first half, we had to defend compactly and make great sacrifices.

Coach Spalletti, I have two questions for you, one very positive and the other less pleasant. Let's start with the positive one: Tonight, your coaching career reached the milestone of 1,000 goals. From Conceição to Bremer, here's the ranking of top scorers in your coaching history. Is there any player among them who holds a very special place in your heart? Also, in the current Juventus squad, if you coach here long-term, will anyone be able to enter the top five of your coaching career's all-time top scorers?

Among these players, considering everything that has happened and the current situation, Francesco (Totti) is definitely the one who had the most decisive impact on my career. That was the first time I coached a top team and top players, and he gave me tremendous help and promoted my growth as a coach.

As for whether anyone in the current team can reach that level... while it's unpredictable, I firmly believe in Kolo Muani. First, I want to congratulate him on his excellent performance tonight. I am convinced he has the ability to show what an excellent striker he is in this league. I highly value many of his qualities, especially his exceptional running and sprinting ability, which is extremely difficult for any defense to contain.

Although he was a bit unlucky in front of goal tonight, he showed high tactical awareness and didn't blindly chase crosses. Usually strikers just rush toward the near post when they see a cross coming, but he resolutely positioned himself at the goal, maintaining his tactical position and providing crucial support for the team.

Coach, how did you view and handle the incidents that disrupted the minute of silence for Alessandro Mazzola?

(Some hardcore Juventus fans refused to observe a minute of silence for Mazzola, shouting the name of a deceased Juventus legend with their backs turned)

That's a topic that needs to be approached very carefully. We must never make choices that go against sportsmanship or public decency, nor should we be sidetracked by isolated incidents. Therefore, I feel very regretful and apologetic. Although I don't fully understand the specific reasons behind it, the purity of sport and the spirit of sport must always be preserved and not be interfered with by non-sporting factors.

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