Despite the turbulence off the field, Juventus are gradually working their way back into the Serie A title race, which has now been blown wide open.
Italian authorities were looking into the Italian club on potential irregularities related to player transfers and wages while all eyes were on the World Cup in Qatar, which resulted in Juve’s entire board resigning in November.
Chairman Andrea Agnelli’s long reign – during which they won nine straight league titles – came to a sudden end,
However, coach Massimiliano Allegri stayed despite pressure from media and the fans for him to be sacked after a poor start to the season.
The club lost five of their six Champions League matches in the group stage to slip into the Europa League playoffs, where they face Nantes next month.
Meanwhile, they were eighth in Serie A after losing to AC Milan in October.
Wednesday’s 1-0 win at Cremonese, however, extended their winning streak to seven games in the league where Juve sit third, seven points off top spot.
Juventus have won 7 in a row. They delivered for betclub yesterday as well. I think we bit too critical of them because it’s rarely over 2.5 or btts. We will learn to love their 1-0 & 2-0 wins now as well ❤️
— Bet Club (@BetCIub) January 5, 2023
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The squad was nowhere near full strength as the season resumed after the World Cup break, but Allegri could afford a smile when Arkadiusz Milik scored an added-time free kick to seal all three points.
With World Cup winner Angel Di Maria, Dusan Vlahovic, Juan Cuadrado and Paul Pogba set to return from injuries, Allegri is satisfied with Juve’s squad depth despite question marks over how the new board tackles the January transfer window.
“Some important young players have come through and I would say we should be happy.
“There is work to be done,” Allegri said as Juve look ahead to a home game with eighth-placed Udinese on Saturday.
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