On August 8 at 19:00 Beijing time (CEST), Juventus will face Inter Milan in a preseason friendly match in the Italian Derby. Ahead of the match, Juventus defender Andrea Cambiaso attended a press conference.

Andrea, hello. I'd like to ask—this is always a big match between Juventus and Inter Milan. Even though it's in August and we're currently in Australia, this is still a classic fixture steeped in Italian football history. What are your expectations for tomorrow night? How are you performing at the moment? Are you in good form right now?

Yes, absolutely, this will definitely be a very exciting match. Playing Inter is always very interesting. Derbies like this are always the matches players most want to play in and enjoy. We first played Chelsea, and now we're facing Inter—these are all incredible matches.

Without doubt, tomorrow's match will be competitive and intense because, despite being a preseason friendly, it represents the rivalry between Juventus and Inter. So we have absolutely no reason to back down. Therefore, we'll give our all tomorrow night. Let's see how it unfolds.

Good evening, Andrea. It's truly an honor and wonderful to see you working hard on the training pitch under the coach's guidance, paying such close attention to every tactical detail. I'd like to ask—how significant is it for you to have a complete preseason preparation? Compared to last season, when you essentially only trained and integrated through matches when you played on Sundays, with this full summer collaboration, will you become more of a team stamped with Spalletti's mark?

Yes, absolutely, no question about it. As the saying goes, time is money, and in this case, time is indeed precious. Clearly, the longer we work together, the more fully we can understand and integrate the coach's tactical intentions, making our style of play increasingly aligned with his ideas. It's a pleasure working with him, and it's even more remarkable to collaborate from the start of summer preseason. As you mentioned, we can now invest much energy in refining and drilling every detail on the pitch, improving everything we can improve.

Therefore, even though we face objective challenges like long-distance travel, which makes organizing and managing daily routines more complex than usual, overall our training is running very smoothly, and we're all very eager and enthusiastic to work with him.

Hello, Andrea. Over the past two summers, your name has regularly appeared in various transfer rumors and negotiations—some accurate, some not. First, I'd like to know—how much of this is pure speculation versus reality? And how do you handle and view such situations? In the current circumstances, can you maintain 100% focus and give your full energy to the team as usual?

Yes, of course, absolutely. But you know, every player experiences this every summer, right? Just like this summer, it seems all players face transfer rumors and departure speculation, with the media reporting daily that you've been linked with different clubs. It's part of the job, and it's an inevitable reality in football, so we're used to it.

Personally, I've always been very, very happy. I've said many times that I genuinely love staying at Juventus and fighting for this great team. Wearing this jersey fills me with immense honor and pride. So I'm very comfortable here, and currently, I'm clearly giving myself completely at every training session with extraordinary focus.

Hello, I'd like to ask—looking back at the recent match against Chelsea, you were deployed in a more attacking right-wing position. Is this a role you prefer? This season, can we view this tactical position as a more regular tactical change that we might see more frequently?

Yes, of course, that's very clear. Whenever the coach puts me on the pitch, regardless of my position, I'll be very willing and happy to play. Playing is always the best thing for me. And the role you mentioned, I actually played it as a right-back winger in my first year working with Coach Allegri. After that, including with the national team, I played in that position under Coach Spalletti as well.

Therefore, from this perspective, there's absolutely no discomfort or problem for me. As I said before, I'll do my best to contribute my full abilities wherever I'm needed on the pitch. In short, wherever the coach wants me to play, I'll give everything there without hesitation.

I'd like to ask Andrea one final question, if I may—should last season's results be part of history that must be completely forgotten, like passing clouds, to start a new chapter? Or can they be revisited at certain times, as inspiration to warn and motivate you, to prove that "we're not like last season; we're a team with higher aspirations"?

Yes, absolutely, you're very right. To a certain extent, last season's ending must indeed be forgotten, because purely from the perspective of results and how it concluded, it was unsatisfactory and must be left behind. However, it's also a responsibility and experience we must always carry with us. The coach has repeatedly emphasized since his first day with the team that what we did last season was far from sufficient. This is an objective fact that cannot be denied, and we ourselves are very clear about it. We must always remember this, use it to drive ourselves, ignite stronger motivation, and work harder in training and matches.

So, I repeat: from the perspective of performance and results, it must be forgotten; but from the perspective of responsibility, this is a burden we must carry. We must take responsibility for it and work harder. We shouldn't just say we'll "try" to work harder—we must genuinely push ourselves harder and do better.

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