Turin (AFP)
After leading Juventus to 11 titles in a first period that lasted five years, Massimiliano Allegri failed to play the role of savior for the “Old Lady” club, and tomorrow, Wednesday, he is trying to escape the guillotine of dismissal by winning the Italian Cup against Atalanta.
Talk began about the possibility of change in Juventus’s technical staff after the club’s failure to win the league title for the fourth consecutive season and its poor performance, despite not participating in any European competition.
Something Allegri spoke about after the disappointing draw with its guest, bottom club Salernitana 1-1, last Sunday.
The man, whose contract expires in the summer of 2025, told reporters: “Be patient a little longer. In 10 to 15 days you will know what will happen next year.”
After this draw, Juventus fell to fourth place on goal difference behind Bologna, the surprise of the season, knowing that it was guaranteed to participate in the Champions League after Italy obtained five seats next season.
Juventus, which tied five consecutive matches in the league and lost to Lazio 1-2 in the second leg of the cup semi-final, and qualified by benefiting from a 3-0 win in the first leg, will play with the glowing Atalanta, which qualified for the final of the European League, “Europa League,” for the first time in its history.
Allegri, who won five league titles, left, but Juventus continued to dominate the title for one season after him, led by Maurizio Sarri, who was dismissed and club legend Andrea Pirlo was appointed in his place, in a decision that proved strange and led to the dismissal of the former midfielder after one season.
Allegri returned in 2021, but his return was accompanied by a shake-up in the most successful club in Italy, and the deduction of 15 points due to suspicious player transfer deals and the falsification of financial statements, in addition to the suspension of elements from the previous administration, which led to the team moving away from the Champions League.
Allegri has failed to win any title since his return, and he may be in danger of being sacked if he does not win the cup competition.
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