Nedved's frustration with the referee contrasted with Agnelli's loneliness and worried face in the box. Juventus crashed at home to Fiorentina (0-3) in a match marked by the expulsion of Cuadrado before the first 20 minutes for a treacherous kick on Castrovili. From there, Juventus was a want and I can't. It is true that he did not lose face to the game until Alex Sandro's unfortunate 0-2 in the 76th minute. It had not been a great Juventus, as in the match against Parma, but it had shown its face. Then came disaster. Cáceres made the third and Pirlo's men took a correction. In fact, they lost six points in one day, because hours before the Italian Olympic Committee left without value the administrative decision to give Juve as a winner the clash that did not take place with Naples because the Partenopean team did not travel to Turin in October for positive. A hard night.
Even more so for a Pirlo who has not yet achieved a uniform performance of his team and the classification is beginning to be a serious problem. Even more so when compared to its predecessors. At this point, after thirteen league games, last year Sarri had added eleven more points. And worse, two years ago Allegri's Juve was leading with 12 more points in the standings. The alarms have gone off and it will be a difficult Christmas for Pirlo. The team is sixth in the table, out of the Champions League positions. Something unheard of at the club.
The new technician has business to resolve. First have the entire squad available, because injuries, especially in defense, have crushed the team. Next, clarify your midfield. In Italy he is blamed for not getting the best of a player like Kulusevski, who came from Parma as a great promise adaptable to various positions, but in the end he is not playing in any. In addition, the problems to find, curiously, 'a Pirlo' to lead the team. Arthur is called to be, but he is still in the adaptation phase. Bentancur isn't exactly a positional pivot, and neither is Rabiot or McKennie. At the moment, the American is being the best news.
Another key point is the situation of Dybala, Against Fiorentina he did not have a minute. It is true that the premature expulsion of Cuadrado conditioned all of Pirlo's decisions. But Dybala, in the middle of the war for his renewal with the club, does not appear consistently in Pirlo's idea either. It takes patience and an empty stadium helps. They wonder in Turin what would be happening now with Sarri in office and audience in the stadium.