Juve warns Pirlo: going to the Champions League is no longer enough to stay on the bench | First page



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Sometimes we don’t like the word summit or summit. But whatever term you want to use to define it, on Sunday night after the loss to Benevento there was a showdown at Juventus.. The dialogue is continuous and punctual, but it is inevitable to understand that this time it was different than usual. After a fool of these proportions, less than two weeks after the sensational European failure with Porto, not that many smiles can fly. Everyone is disappointed and angry, it could not be otherwise, from Andrea Agnelli onwards. The Juventus president in particular has put on a face, he has been exposed since last August when Juve fired Maurizio Sarri to turn to the revolution linked to Andrea Pirlo. But now that March is not over yet, the position of the Juventus coach, protected by a kind of immunity until a few days ago, is the one that is most at stake. Everyone is under scrutiny from now until the end of the season, it couldn’t be otherwise. Only with a season or a new cycle to plan, while Fabio Paratici He always seems to be at the forefront of the sports area despite the fact that a contract expires at least on paper (like all other coaches), since on Sunday night Pirlo’s position has definitely changed.

IN THE BALANCE – Despite everything, the Juventus coach could be considered safe for next season. There was a project and this had to continue, in fact there is a project. The alibis were not lacking. The mistakes, the difficulties, the disappointments had been largely budgeted. Even the elimination in the Champions League against Porto had been closed without a header. No one was satisfied, of course. But the internal defeat with Benevento, came in this way, it was the one that triggered the alarm once and for all. With a new clear line already taken and redefined by the internal showdown on Sunday night. Qualification in the Champions League, although combined with the Super Cup and perhaps the Italian Cup, is no longer enough from now on: it is below the minimum. On top of all this, it will take convincing performances, right attitudes, a winning mindset. We need a season finale from Juve. Otherwise, Pirlo’s revolution will end even before he can celebrate his first anniversary. An immediate exemption? It does not appear as an option, Although Juve is ready, everything will be played between Toro, Napoli and Genoa, only if even the Champions area seems to be really at risk will even more sensational decisions be made. THEMeanwhile, Pirlo’s position is already completely different: since Sunday everything has changed.



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