What is happening at Juventus this autumn is far beyond what managers and owners can accept. – Manager Igor Tudor has been given a deadline to turn things around, a deadline that has already passed.
A joint media corps consisting of Sky Sport Italia, La Repubblica, Gazzetta dello Sport and Tuttosport – all major media houses including Sporten.com – reported that the manager needed to get results in the week’s two games, against Real Madrid in the Champions League and Lazio in the league. If not, the Croatian’s job risked.
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Now the week is over, and Juventus can look back on two defeats. It could thus be sweaty hours for Tudor, who risks being dismissed as a consequence of the team’s weak form.
In Sunday’s late game against Lazio, Juve were punished after just nine minutes. Toma Bašić shot from distance and put the ball behind Michele Di Gregorio in the Juventus goal.
There were no more goals in the game. Thus, Juventus took their third straight defeat across all competitions. “The Old Lady” has not won a fight since September 13.
Lazio climbed into the top half of the table through the victory. Juventus are in eighth place.
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