Chapter 439: Another Solid Performance

Juventus' pre-season tour of Asia and Australia proceeded forward as planned. The Italian giants boarded their chartered plane and traveled to Carlton, Australia, on Wednesday morning. On arriving, they spent a couple of hours resting and relaxing in a hotel before heading to a nearby football pitch to continue their intense pre-season training program. Then, when evening arrived, they took the arranged team bus to the Princes Park Stadium to face off against Newcastle United Jets Football Club.

For that game, Coach Massimiliano Allegri fielded a surprising squad. He benched most of his creative players like Zachary Bemba, Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio, and Fernando Llorente with the excuse of wanting to rest them. As a result, Juventus put up a not-so-impressive performance and only scored a goal late in the 71st minute.