After nine years ruling Serie A with an iron fist, this 2020-21 season is not being an easy course for Juventus. The sports management made a risky decision putting an inexperienced coach as Andrea Pirlo at the helm of the team and it has not gone quite well for them. In Champions they added a new failure with the elimination against Porto and in Serie A they have already lost the throne definitively in favor of Inter and now they fight to seal their qualification to the Champions League.
The presence in the Champions League next year is an obligation for the team but above all for Andrea Pirlo, since his continuity in Vecchia Signora is conditional on it. This was stated by the sports director Fabio Paratici in the microphones of Sky Sports before the game against Fiorentina. When asked if Pirlo would continue to be the coach if he did not qualify for the Champions League, he answered “We are not thinking about plan B, that is, on the hypothesis of not playing the Champions. We have confidence in what we are doing and in what everyone is doing, from the coach to the players. ” Pirlo will be Juve's coach if they qualify for the Champions League, Paratici affirmed with a forceful “Yes, of course”.
In this way, it seems clear that the presence in the maximum competition at club level is a necessary condition for Andrea Pirlo Don't finish your first experience on the bench in just one year. With Inter with a foot and a half in the Scudetto and in the standings, the other three places will be disputed by the Milan, Juve, Atalanta and Naples, which are less than one game away and will have to play a final in each of the six games that remain.
Peace of mind in the face of threats from the Super League
The sports director was also asked about the threats that have been launched from UEFA to the hardest “nucleus” among the founders of the Superliga, in which Juve is located. Paratici has declared that they are very calm and has indicated that the reactions after the announcement did not allow to see the reasons for its creation.
“We live this situation with great serenity. We are calm, we have acted with maximum clarity and we are very serene with everything that is happening. I see the president every day, He is very calm, he is planning the future and I know personally how much he cares for the good of football in general and for Juventus. The violent reactions that emerged after the announcement of the Super League have diverted attention from the causes and motive of the proposals made. False things were said: nobody thought of abandoning the championships and the formula was not closed. “