Following Juventus’ 2–2 draw with Lazio at the Allianz Stadium, defender Pierre Kalulu spoke to the media, analysing the team’s performance and sharing his thoughts on key moments of the game. Calm and reflective, the Frenchman addressed issues of finishing, the controversial episode involving Cabal, and the team’s focus ahead of the upcoming clash with Inter.
“Everything Can Be Improved”
Asked about Juventus’ struggles in front of goal, Kalulu maintained an optimistic outlook.
“Everything can be trained, everything can be improved. We must do better. There have been matches where we’ve scored three, four, even five goals, but when you don’t score it makes more noise. We’ll calmly review the match later because right now it’s too soon, emotions are still high.”
“Cabal Never Goes Down for Nothing”
Kalulu was also questioned about the incident involving teammate Cabal during a contested penalty appeal. While he refrained from commenting definitively, he made his trust in Cabal’s integrity clear.
“I haven’t seen it again yet, I haven’t watched the video. On the pitch, and knowing Cabal as I do, he never goes to ground for nothing or to get something unfairly — so something must have happened. I haven’t spoken directly with him yet, so I’ll have to watch it again to form a better opinion.”
“A Big Match Ahead, but One Step at a Time”
Attention will soon turn to Juventus’ upcoming test against Inter, but Kalulu insisted that immediate rest and reflection are the priorities.
“It’ll be a great match this weekend. I’m not thinking about it now — I want to sleep first and then we’ll see about Inter in the week ahead.”
When asked about the 12-point gap between the Nerazzurri and Juventus, the defender responded with measured realism:
“When we don’t get the three points like tonight, of course there’s disappointment. The truth is that they have the points they deserve.”
“We’re Creating, Just Missing in the Boxes”
Kalulu also commented on the team’s consistency and the feeling within the dressing room.
“In terms of results, something has stopped, but the matches keep coming. There hasn’t been much difference between the game against Parma or tonight — we just haven’t been effective in both boxes. My feeling is that we created, we played more or less the same kind of football, and we caused them problems. But football, in the end, is about scoring or not scoring. I think we’ve maintained continuity like in the last few matches.”
