Stoppage-time controversy cost Juventus a win against Salernitana, but a narrow focus on those shenanigans masks problems stretching back to last season. twoht
would flash around the world. As the clock ticked past the 90-minute mark at the Allianz Arena, Juventus were 2-1 behind and facing their first league defeat of the season.stepped up to take it and scored at the second attempt after his first shot was saved, and two minutes later it looked as though they’d scraped an unlikely win whenBut on this occasion, the video assistant stepped in.
And furthermore, their Champions League campaign didn’t exactly start in an idea fashion either, with their first group match ending in a 2-1 defeat away to PSG in which they were two goals down by the midway point in the first half. With four matches coming up against Benfica and Maccabi Haifa, they may consider losing to PSG an acceptable loss, but this is still a result that leaves them needing to play catch-up in their group.
Their only other league win came against Spezia, another team expected to struggle this season, with draws against Sampdoria, Roma and Fiorentina on top of the Salernitana result. It’s obviously too early to write their season off – most would probably still expect them to at least finish in the top four and qualify for next year’s Champions League – but obviously a slow start is a concern.
In other words, last season Juventus as close to the mid-table than the top, and there have been few signs this season to indicate that they’re in a position to close that gap. And while Champions League qualification is critical to their financial wellbeing, it seems clear that it isn’t enough on its own to keep the club financially afloat.
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