Khephren Thuram struck twice for Juve, but the Viola hit back through Moise Kean and eventually Riccardo Sottil.
Afterwards, Palladino dedicated the result and performance to Edouardo Bove after his recovery from cardiac arrest on the field.
You have shown great character…
“The reaction is an important aspect. I was interested in the performance against a great team and a great coach. Defeats do not affect us. I was confident of my boys and they put in a great performance. The approach was not the right one.” It's for the best, but falling behind twice and overtaking Juve is not to be underestimated. We dedicate this draw to our fans who gave us energy yesterday, to the fans here and to Edoardo Bove who we all love.”
About your fans?
“I would start that fan who made that speech today. He gave me a boost… This is our spirit, we have always had this nastiness and this passion. They had people like Thuram, Locatelli and Koopmeiners in midfield, I I thought all our players could have scored the third goal, but we were in the game until the end and Sottil's shot was liberating. We all shot with him in that shot.”
On direct clashes with the big teams?
“Sometimes we give too much criticism in defeats and too much praise in victories. We need balance, but we want to continue like this. We want to be competitive and play against everyone. We are facing another great team and we are ready for.” in our stadium we can't wait, knowing that we are good at what we can do to put them in trouble.”
In Naples?
“We take on this challenge with great enthusiasm. This point stands out to us. Today I saw the boys happy and satisfied. We can't wait to measure ourselves against a great team like Napoli.”
What do you expect from 2025?
“I hope the boys continue like this. We have to keep growing. The last two months we never trained and only played. I expect growth and we have to keep doing that. Surprise? We want to keep growing and surprising. We know that it is not easy, but I am interested in the mentality of this team. With the right mentality we can get some satisfaction. We are at the top, we are competing with great teams and I am also interested in growth in mentality.”
On the market?
“The January market takes too long. I prefer to do little and do it well. Those who need it have to play. The club knows what to do.”
On Colpani?
“You know how much respect I have for him. With sacrifice and return he plays a lot of games, but he misses the choice, the last pass. I have to be good at improving him in these aspects, but I have a lot of confidence in him.”
About the choice of Fabiano Parisi? Will he stay at Fiorentina?
“I hope so, today he played a great match. I chose him because Gosens had a fever. Then Parisi's qualities matched Conceicao well. Today he played a great match.”
On Thiago Motta?
“We always greet each other with affection and tell each other we love each other. We never talk about tactics. I respect him as a coach and as a person. I didn't expect another Juve because we studied them well.” They are the first in possession, they play 4-3-3, sometimes they alternate 4-2-3-1, but I think we were very good at putting in a good performance and limiting a very strong Juventus . We took a few risks in accepting man-to-man duels everywhere on the field.”
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