After the defeat at the “Maradona,” the Bianconeri find themselves four points behind fourth place and with two decisive head-to-head matches on the horizon. For the moment, however, the expected turnaround with the change of coach has not materialized.

Postponed until the next 180 minutes of the championship. To paraphrase Spalletti’s words after the defeat in Naples, the third defeat in Serie A (the first under the new technical management) will not be a definitive rejection, but it certainly forces Juve to minimize the possibility of error on the road to qualifying for the next Champions League. After 14 games, the Bianconeri are seventh in the standings, four points behind Roma and with two other teams ahead of them (Como and Bologna). And the schedule already offers an almost do-or-die situation: the next two direct clashes against the Rossoblù and the Giallorossi will reveal a lot about the fate of Spalletti’s team.
So far, Juve have accumulated 23 points, for an average of 1.64: if they continue at this pace, they will finish with 62, a long way from the 70 points Tudor’s team needed last season to clinch fourth place. With this tally, Bologna finished ninth in Serie A 2024-25, and in the previous four championships, they qualified three times for the Conference League and only once for the Europa League. In short, a turnaround is needed. For the moment, however, there has been no real change with the change of coach: Tudor had earned 12 points in eight games (average 1.50), while Spalletti is currently at 1.60 (eight points in five games). In short, Juve’s performance remains mediocre.

JUVE’S FIXTURE LIST—  With the defeat at the “Maradona,” however, the bonuses are almost over. After Wednesday’s decisive Champions League clash with Paphos, the Bianconeri will travel to the “Dall’Ara” on Sunday evening to face Bologna and will host Roma at the Stadium on Saturday, December 20. Of course, the schedule will then become easier (the next big match will be on January 25 against Napoli, preceded by away games against Pisa, Sassuolo, and Cagliari and home games against Lecce and Cremonese), but Juve’s performance against the teams above them in the standings does not bode well: a dramatic victory against Inter, a hard-fought draw against Milan, and two defeats (against Como and Napoli). In short, Juve still has some remedial exams to take. But the margin for error to avoid a final failure is shrinking more and more.