There are only 24 hours left before the Peace Cup friendly tournament kicks off. One of several prestigious teams involved is Juventus, who face Sevilla tomorrow night.
Their new coach Ciro Ferrara and captain Alessandro Del Piero gave their thoughts on the tournament, among other things, in today's press conference.
"We have been working hard since July 9, it's an important tournament with teams of high level," Ferrara said. "Aside from our opponents, we have been working for a while to become a great team."
On new arrivals Felipe Melo and Diego, he said, "Melo just has to work hard to put himself on level terms with his team-mates, expectations are high for him as they are for Diego and [Fabio] Cannavaro.
"However, they should not be given too much responsibility, they are in their first year at Juve, aside from Cannavaro, so they could encounter some difficulties."
On tomorrow's opponents Sevilla, "Sevilla are a very good team, I know the players well because until recently a great friend like [Enzo] Maresca played there: they will be missing Luis Fabiano and [Frederic] Kanoute, but the others are just as strong."
If Juventus get past the group stage, they could meet Real Madrid, but the coach is not afraid of the Merengues.
"I'd like it if we met them, because it would mean we've done very well," he continued, "but I'd like to remind that before we get there we have two more games. Real Madrid and Barcelona are both very strong teams, but I consider them to be at the same level as others like Juve, Milan, Inter, Manchester United and I'm certainly forgetting others."
On the absence of midfielder Christian Poulsen, who's rumoured to be a step away from leaving the club, Ferrara said, "He was not called up for this tournament, the lad did a professional preparation, he has to consider many things, we are awaiting a decision by the club."
Del Piero then took his turn to speak and gave an update on his physical condition and his opinion on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's departure from Inter.
"In every match, even friendlies like these, there's the possibility to improve, I am giving everything," he said, "when I'm doing well I'm happy, but I also know I am far from being in my best form.
"As for Ibra, Inter and the Italian league have lost a great champion, but another like [Samuel] Eto'o arrived. They are certainly different, but both have exceptional qualities."
'Pinturicchio' then went on to talk about his team-mate David Trezeguet and his Real Madrid counterpart Raul.
"Seeing Trezeguet at Milan would be very strange. On Raul, my opinion remains the same, he is writing history pages for Real Madrid, I have a very high opinion of him and I think he will continue doing well."
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