It feels absurd to say of a team that has dropped six points in 22 games, but Juve have not been playing well for some time
Nine points clear at the top of Serie A, Juventus are on the cusp of a crisis. Well, that’s what the papers say. Even La Repubblica, typically a sober voice in Italian sports coverage, applied the ‘c’ word to the Bianconeri on Sunday’s front page.
Hyperbole? Certainly. But Juventus had conceded six times in the space of four days. A 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the Coppa Italia was followed by a 3-3 draw at home to Parma in Serie A. Worse, they let a two-goal lead slip inside the last 20 minutes against the Ducali.
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Gervinho to the rescue!
The former Arsenal man was on hand to score the goals that earned @ParmaCalcio_en a point away at Juventus #SerieA pic.twitter.com/43C5hBuaag
Atalanta's Zapata sends holders Juventus crashing out of Coppa!
Watch all the goals here!#AtalantaJuve #CoppaItalia pic.twitter.com/lx7wRd3CQI
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