A bad end of the year for Juventus FC

Juventus' last championship game of 2020 was played yesterday and unfortunately the result could only be worse, a 0-3 home defeat against Fiorentina coached by the good Cesare Prandelli, coach of the Italian national team 2010-2014. The feeling before yesterday's match was still a difficult match, Fiorentina needed to get a positive result to close the year with a victory that had been missing for five days and they entered the field with determination and desire to win!

The same desire, however, was apparently not well understood by the Juventus players who suffered the opponent's resourcefulness, in clear difficulty to contain the attacks that came a little from all directions, a feat made even more difficult due to the expulsion of Cuadrado for a very bad foul already on 18 ', an absence that inevitably affected the rest of the game. Some referee decisions did not favor the home team which contested two penalties in their favor but which the referee did not consider to be so clear-cut.

Beyond these two episodes, the defense was not solid, fast and precise and the many mistakes made were truly fatal. Fiorentina's forwards proved to be skilled in creating quick and precise actions, creating imbalances in the opposing defense. Really an excellent performance by the whole team from Florence, made up of talented young people who have shown a great desire to play and win. Chapeau!

On the same day yesterday another negative news arrived for Juventus which saw the court accept the position of Napoli and cancel the victory at the table on the occasion of the Juventus-Napoli match on 4 October, not played due to the non-arrival of the Neapolitan team at the Allianz Stadium, blocked by the local health authority for a high number of players affected by Covid-19. On that occasion, for the sports authorities, there were no conditions for not playing, as many other teams regularly played despite the many absences of the players. On that occasion, therefore, the default victory at Juventus 3-0 was sanctioned, as well as a penalty point for Napoli. Yesterday's ruling therefore cancels everything and the meeting will be recovered probaby in May.

Finally, there is the Suarez case, the Uruguayan player, former Barcelona striker who allegedly manipulated the Italian exam, necessary to obtain permission to play for the Juventus club. In fact, the investigations revealed many anomalies and the player himself found that he already knew the questions in advance. This means fraud and this is dead that the prosecutor is investigating the matter and will have to verify possible involvement of the Turin club which, if it were actually involved, would really risk a heavy penalty at national and perhaps European level.

In short, a decidedly negative end of the year, despite the excellent European performance right at Barcelona, ​​guaranteeing at the last minute the first place in the group and the passage of the round, guaranteeing a substantial economic income. A Christmas with many negative thoughts for the executives who certainly did not expect this series of nefarious and close events. 2021 will have to start with another energy and recover the points lost in this first football quarter> Quote