Frosinone: the big test for the three South American nuggets loaned by Juventus

“Holding out the stick to get beaten” is the expression that has been punctuating Juventus’ preparations for several days. Indeed, the Old Lady will open the doors of her Juventus Stadium to the promoted Frosinone. A meeting, on behalf of the 26th day of the championship, which takes on a completely different face behind the simple day of the Italian championship. To better understand the stakes of this match, we must go back to the last summer transfer window, when the two managements negotiated at length for a file involving no less than three Turin players. The match between Juventus and Frosinone will take place this Sunday noon and is a symbolic reveal of the transfers which brought Enzo Barrenechea, Matias Soulé and Kaio Jorge to Ciociaria on loan from Juventus this summer. On August 15, the Bianconeri decided to send their young Argentinian midfielder, Barrenechea (22), on loan to Frosinone in order to complete his training. Fourteen days later, the native of Villa María was joined by the offensive pair composed of the Brazilian, Kaio Jorge (22 years old), and the Argentinian, Soulé (20 years old). Three young nuggets with a similar destiny: stolen in South America by Juventus and loaned to Frosinone with the objective of shining under the Italian coach, Eusebio Di Francesco. The season of the three La Ciociaria players aroused the interest of foreign clubs but opened up interesting scenarios for the future of the three in the black and white jersey, mainly for Matias Soulé.

Since then, water has flowed under the bridges in Frosinone and the three South American gems have shone, to different degrees, under the Leoni jersey. The season of the Argentine striker, Matías Soulé, is going in the best possible way with high-flying performances. So far this season, he has 10 goals and 2 assists in 23 league appearances and is growing exponentially in every way. Leadership, consistency, maturity… The native of Mar del Plata scores a lot of points and against Juventus, he will want to confirm to give his management a hard time, when his loan ends next June: “He taught me a lot. Occupy spaces, play multiple roles. With him, I also played as a defensive midfielder, as a central midfielder, as an attacking midfielder but also as a right back in a 4-3-3. And he helped me a lot in the defensive phase”, said Soulé about Massimiliano Allegri. His Olympic form poses a legitimate question to Juventus: consider the player as an integral part of the future project centered around young people or sell his nugget with the growing market value for better economic profitability in order to bring other players with the envelope . A real dilemma for the Old Lady. But this meeting on Sunday can determine and therefore change a lot of things in the development of Juventus’ next squad plan.

Perfect timing to send a message!

The future of Matias Soulé at Juventus is far from certain, especially since the young Argentinian will be a complicated element to integrate into Allegri’s 3-5-2 system. The playing system adopted this season will therefore be a central key to summer negotiations with in particular the presence of Dušan Vlahović, Federico Chiesa, Arkadiusz Milik and also Moise Kean, after the failure of the transfer to Atlético de Madrid during the January transfer window . : “I saw Soulè as always. I always try to put him in a position to express himself as best as possible. He must understand that he must have fun but never overdo it with dribbling which is his best quality. But he’s an amazing guy who just needs to learn to go faster.”, recently explained Eusebio Di Francesco. But Soulé can hope to score points if he were to shine against Juventus on Sunday, in front of the Turin fans, especially since the leaders want to focus on youth, evidenced by the installations of Kenan Yildiz, Fabio Miretti, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia and Andrea Cambiaso . But also winter recruits Tiago Djaló and Carlos Alcaraz. Without forgetting the presence of Nicolò Fagioli and Samuel Iling-Junior. A great group of youngsters who hope to restore Juventus to its former glory after a blank season on the European scene. Faced with a Juventus plagued by doubts which has not won a championship match since January 21 and which, moreover, sees the future with young nuggets, Matias Soulé has an almost idyllic situation. Just like his two companions also lent by the Old Lady.

As for Enzo Barrenechea, the Argentine represents the emblem of the old-fashioned playmaker who could be useful to the Bianconeri to better assist Manuel Locatelli, or even be placed higher up in a decidedly more offensive role to act as an assistant from the Italian midfielder. But even in his case, the future remains an enigma since certain clubs took turns and requested information by contacting his entourage. Among them, Brighton by Roberto De Zerbi and Girona in Spain. It’s a different story for Kaio Jorge who had less space in the rotation to show off given the physical problems that handicapped him. Note real progress in recent weeks, scoring 3 goals in 15 appearances: “From the first training session, I felt the confidence that reigned around us and I immediately understood that we could have a very good championship. We have a good group with a lot of young guys and some veterans who help us a lot. When I came in, I probably didn’t have a lot of intensity. He works a lot on this aspect and, honestly, I can say today that I have grown”, explained the Argentine midfielder. Juventus in a sprinkler this Sunday? Answer tomorrow noon, but the three South Americans are ready to strike a big blow against the Bianconeri in full doubt, in the hope of sending a message to this new management structured around Cristiano Giuntoli, Federico Cherubini, Maurizio Scanavino and Gianluca Ferrero.