{"id":80743,"date":"2026-02-26T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/?p=80743"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:35:20","slug":"italian-media-call-on-spalletti-zhegrova-should-be-a-central-figure-for-juventus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/italian-media-call-on-spalletti-zhegrova-should-be-a-central-figure-for-juventus\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian media call on Spalletti: Zhegrova should be a central figure for Juventus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Edon Zhegrova was one of the most talked-about names on Wednesday\u2019s thrilling night for Juventus, in the dramatic match against Galatasaray. Despite a missed chance in the final seconds that could have made the score 4-0, the Kosovar\u2019s performance remains one of the most convincing of the season for the Bianconeri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Italian newspaper\u00a0TuttoSport\u00a0dedicated a special article to the performance of the Kosovar international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThrown onto the field by coach Luciano Spalletti, Zhegrova took advantage of the tactical change that sidelined Francisco Conceicao and Jonathan David, who failed to make an impact. On the right flank, Zhegrova turned into an explosive \u2018hammer,\u2019 elusive and consistent in pressing,\u201d writes\u00a0TuttoSport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play that led to Juventus\u2019 second goal, scored by Federico Gatti, bears his signature. Dribbling, pace, and the right decision at the final moment\u2014these are the qualities that had convinced Juventus to invest in him last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In added time, Zhegrova had the chance to crown the night with a goal but was denied by Turkish goalkeeper Ugurcan Cak\u0131r. A small blot on a great performance, which does not diminish his influence on the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a last season affected by injuries, the Kosovar finally seems ready to take a central role at Juventus, a call that\u00a0TuttoSport\u00a0also directs to coach Luciano Spalletti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cZhegrova can and should be a central figure for the Bianconeri\u2019s future,\u201d<\/em> the article concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While awaiting his progression with the \u201cOld Lady,\u201d Edon is also expected with open arms for Kosovo\u2019s decisive matches in March on the road to the 2026 World Cup, with the big clash against Slovakia coming on March 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edon Zhegrova was one of the most talked-about names on Wednesday\u2019s thrilling night for Juventus, in the dramatic match against Galatasaray. Despite a missed chance in the final seconds that could have made the score 4-0, the Kosovar\u2019s performance remains one of the most convincing of the season for the Bianconeri. The Italian newspaper\u00a0TuttoSport\u00a0dedicated a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":80744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[296,299],"tags":[4363,6827],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80743"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80745,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80743\/revisions\/80745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kosovapress.com\/eng\/admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}