The first weekend of May had the chance to be another kind one for Luciano Spalletti and Juventus. The opponent was a Hellas Verona squad that had been officially relegated two days earlier and Como, the team directly behind them in fifth place, had dropped points yet again to begin the weekend.
The chance to jump into third place was there, too!
The result? Nothing to really be all that happy with. Or anything close to it.
Juventus recorded a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona on Sunday, a result that
now sees their margin for error pretty much gone when it comes to the chasing pack in the race for Serie A’s final Champions League spot. Instead of being ahead of AC Milan in third place on goal differential, Juve are now just one point ahead of Roma after their dismantling of Fiorentina on Monday night. It was not a good end to the weekend when it looked like it could be another very good weekend for Spalletti and Juventus.
Not great, Bob!
Not great at all — especially when you’re playing one of the worst teams in Serie A and somebody who already knows they’re set for Serie B football in a few months. Juve had the chance to continue their strong post-international break run. Instead, they coughed up a couple of points and couldn’t beat a now-relegated Hellas Verona for the second time this season.
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