The Old Lady Speaks: A Juventus Podcast

Juventus holds a slim lead over Sporting in the Europa League quarterfinals heading into Thursday’s second leg, but things domestically aren’t looking as great as we await word of the points penalty appeal. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — how some of us never want to see Leandro Paredes play for Juventus the rest of the season,...

Some of Juventus’ most notable qualities under Max Allegri — and maybe not in a good way — showed their faces this past week as Juve could only manage a draw with Inter in the Coppa Italia and lost to Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. This week on The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how Juve are picking a poor time to have a run of poor performances co...

Juventus returned to the field with a relatively bland win over Hellas Verona, but that doesn’t mean that there were a few players who continued their strong play as bigger and more important games approach. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including Dusan Vlahovic and his tendency to fall into complaining to the refs very easily...

Juventus finished its March slate of games on a high note. But the Bianconeri face a daunting month of April that will play a big role in determining whether or not they have a chance to win silverware this season. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: A very, very important month of April is almost upon — and some of Juventus’ most important players in the attacking p...

With big wins in Serie A and in the Europa League, Juventus heads into the first international break of the calendar year feeling pretty good about things as the club awaits the points penalty appeal verdict to come down. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: What a good week that was! Takeaways from said week — including Juventus will be qualifying for Europe come the...

Juventus won both of its games this past week in very different kinds of ways, but face some tough sledding in the final stretch going into the first international break of 2023. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways form the week that was — including how football is still very much a game of moments both good and bad, how Matias Soulé was a very good perform...

Juventus used a furious comeback to get a win in the Turin derby earlier in the week but couldn’t replicate things when the Bianconeri made the trip to Rome on Sunday night. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including that Max Allegri’s Juventus got out-Max Allegri’d by Jose Mourinho and Roma on Sunday, Juventus-Roma was emblemati...

In the one game that Juventus played last week, Juventus’ veteran Argentine winger was at his world-class best, with Angel Di Maria showing just how good he can still be in leading his team into the Europa League Round of 16. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: A quick update on the future of the podcast. (Don’t worry, we’re not going away!) Takeaways from the week t...

It was a week in which Juventus didn’t lose either of its two games, but it’s not like Max Allegri’s squad was all that great, either, with European hopes again down to one singular 90-minute stretch. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how Juventus should offer Angel Di Maria a big bag of money for a contract in the 2023-...

Juventus picked up wins over Salernitana and Fiorentina, but they were two very different kinds of victories with two very different kinds of performances from Max Allegri’s squad. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how we keep waiting for Juventus to beat the teams it should beat consistently and not play to the level of...

Paul Pogba was arguably the biggest name that Juventus brought in this past summer, but the Frenchman’s injury troubles have only continued since returning to Turin. And now, with February here, we still have yet to see Juve’s No. 10 play in a competitive game this season. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how the cup co...

Juventus’ winless streak was extended to three games after Monza rolled into the Allianz Stadium and claimed another historic win over the struggling Italian giants. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how Juventus is (quickly) regressing back down to the mean after the eight-game winning streak and how Juventus is very qu...

A week that started with us hoping Juventus needed to pick itself up off the floor following a terrible loss to Napoli only saw things get worse off the field when it comes to the ongoing capital gains investigation. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: A quick update on the status of the podcast amidst the most recent round of cuts around SB Nation by Vox Media, most...

On a night in which Juventus had the chance to show that it belonged in the Scudetto race, Max Allegri’s squad went out against Napoli and suffered its worse loss in three decades, falling 10 points behind the league leaders in the process. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: OOF. Takeaways from Juventus’ dismantling at the hands of Napoli — including Napoli is a rea...

Things might not have been very pretty, but Juventus has taken advantage of Napoli’s first slip up and moved into second place in Serie A entering this week’s big showdown in Naples. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Juve keep winning! Takeaways from the first week back in action after a month and a half away due to the World Cup — including how it might not be abo...

We’ve all been (hopefully) waiting patiently for club football to return again, and Wednesday marks the day in which Juventus will play its first game since the middle of November. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Juventus’ season is about to resume — who’s excited for this to actually happen?! We actually are kind of excited seeing as Juve has been able to turn t...

The World Cup in Qatar has officially come to an end with arguably the best final any of us have ever seen. And that means that we’re just that much closer to Juventus coming back into our lives. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: That World Cup final. Whooooooooooa boy that was a good World Cup final. How did the three Juve players involved in the World Cup final d...

With plenty of talk swirling off the field, Tuttosport reminded us that there can potentially be some good developments to come out of Juve’s current legal mess. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Tuttosport reported over the weekend that things might all lost when it comes to what’s going on involving the investigation into Juventus’ finances. What does this develo...

Your favorite Juventus-related podcast took a break because we were very tired and upon hearing this apparently the board of directors wanted us to have something to talk about upon our return. How nice of them, right? On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: The very large elephant in the room. Yes, we took a week off and then a giant Juventus scandal broke out with the...

We’re done with the first week of the World Cup break, so we decided to talk about some Juventus things nonetheless — namely what has taken part over the course of the first half of the 2022-23 season. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: There are no takeaways this week! Because, unless you count Italy’s two friendlies, there were no games to discuss! (Gotta love Ita...

Following Sunday’s win over Lazio, Juventus has not lost a Serie A game in over a month and head into the World Cup break on a six-game winning streak that has put them into third place in the league table. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including Juventus is playing like a good team again, Arek Milik is becoming a Mario Mandzu...

Juventus capped a week in which they played rather well with a deserved win over Inter in Sunday’s Derby d’Italia giving Max Allegir’s squad a big boost going into the final week before the World Cup break. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Juventus beat Inter, and therefore we’re in a good mood! Takeaways from the week that was — including Nicolo Fagioli has arriv...

Juventus won’t be in the Champions League knockout rounds thanks to their loss to Benfica last week, and it’s not exactly like you like their chances in the Europa League these days, either. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including how the word “nadir” continues to come back in the fold even when you’ve though Juve has hit rock...

Juventus had one objective during the third week October — beat Empoli. And for one of the few times this season, Juve actually gave something to be happen about as we watched them play. On this episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Takeaways from the week that was — including Juventus giving us something fun to watch against Empoli, Filip Kostic being a dude who will cross and cross...

As much as the Turin derby win was a nice change of pace, it’s hard to get over just how bad Juventus has been in the Champions League this season, with a potential trip to the Europa League beckoning. On this week’s episode of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss: Chuks is back from his honeymoon! He wouldn’t show us his fancy wedding ring, though. Probably because it’s a massive rock and cost...