After Juve’s walkover win over Napoli was cancelled and they lost 3-0 to Fiorentina, could it finally be someone else’s year?
There have been times in Juventus’s recent history when dropping six points in a month might have been considered as a run of poor form. On Tuesday, they saw that number slip away in the space of less than six hours.
First came the news that the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) had overturned the decision by Serie A’s sporting justice to award Juventus a 3-0 win for their unplayed game against Napoli in October. The Partenopei were a no-show for that fixture in Turin after two members of their first team, and a further member of staff, tested positive for Covid-19.
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Andrea Pirlo's side are up against it
An early Dusan Vlahovic goal and a straight red card for Cuadrado mean Juventus will have to come back from a goal and a man down against Fiorentina in the second half pic.twitter.com/7KAScK57yS
Tuesday 22 December
Crotone 2-1 Parma
Juventus 0-3 Fiorentina
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