Episode 357: Overreactions to the first handful of Juventus games this season

We are a little over a month into the 2026-27 season, and since it’s the middle of a three-week international break we decided to have a little bit of fun to help pass the time as we wait for Juventus games to come back into our lives. 00:00 Introduction: An episode of Hot Takes! 05:00 Gatti: The domineering No. 9 that Juventus need? 09:45 Bremer and Lucumi: Defensive wall for the ages 16:00 Celik: Playmaker in chief 21:20 Vicario: Adequate 25:32 An important tangent regarding eyes 30:50 Alajbegovic: Diamond in the rough 36:01 Nico: Soon-to-be most important outfield player? 40:18 Douglas Luiz: One of the MVPs of 2026-27 46:18 Chico vs Edon: Who takes over the right wing? 52:39 Adzic: Will be back at Juve for 2027-28 You can follow us — or send us questions — on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bwrao.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JuventusNation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well as the Fans First Sports Network ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FansFirstSN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Twitter. You can also follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Instagram page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, too! Get all of our match coverage, transfer rumors and much more at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠blackwhitereadallover.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices