Italiano hails Vlahovic and Miretti impact at Besiktas

The Besiktas boss says Dusan Vlahovic still has plenty to give and admits Fabio Miretti caught him by surprise.

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What happened. Vincenzo Italiano has spoken of his pride in Dusan Vlahovic, who has scored five goals in four appearances since leaving Juventus for Besiktas, and called Fabio Miretti a pleasant surprise in the Turkish Super Lig.

• Italiano has won four of his first six league matches in charge of Besiktas.
• He said Miretti was shut out at Juventus and Besiktas took advantage.
• He revealed summer talks with Benfica opened his mind to working abroad.

“He was shut out at Juve and we took advantage of it”

— Vincenzo Italiano

Italiano, who still dreams of winning the Scudetto, continues his first season at Besiktas after a strong start.

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