Italian press provides damning Juventus verdict after 0-2 Como defeat: UCL threat

Newspapers in Italy haven’t seemed too kindly on Juventus after their 2-0 loss at dwelling towards Como in Serie A on Saturday afternoon, which has put the Champions League race out of the Previous Woman’s arms.

Juventus had been crushed 2-0 by Cesc Fabregas’s aspect in their very own again yard on Saturday afternoon, marking a troubling run of type for the Bianconeri, who’ve misplaced three video games in a row in all competitions, are and not using a win in any of their final 5 and have conceded 15 objectives from these final 5 matches.

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Saturday’s loss towards Como retains Juve in fifth place within the Serie A desk on 46 factors from 26 matches. Roma, at present on 47 factors in fourth place, will play towards relegation-threatened Cremonese on Sunday afternoon and can transfer 4 factors above the Bianconeri in the event that they report a victory.

How Italian media responded to Juventus 0-2 Como

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Lloyd Kelly of Juventus FC seems dejected on the finish of the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Como 1907 at on February 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)

wrote on Sunday that the midweek defeats within the Champions League served as a wake-up name for Serie A leaders Inter, however despatched Juventus right into a shocked state.

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The Pink Paper notes that it was Juventus who had been the higher of the 2 sides throughout final weekend’s Derby d’Italia, received 3-2 by Inter, however that it now seems like a unique crew altogether. It has solely been eight days because the Inter derby, however La Gazzetta dello Sport means that it feels extra like eight months.

Like most shops in Italy, La Gazzetta dello Sport notes that qualification for subsequent 12 months’s Champions League is now at main threat, and that and not using a high 4 end, Luciano Spalletti’s future in Turin will likely be unsure.

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 22: Juventus FC head coach Luciano Spalletti seems on throughout the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Como 1907 at on February 21, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photograph by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)

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famous that this was a Juventus aspect missing in id towards Como on Saturday.

Spalletti claimed after Tuesday’s that the Bianconeri had taken ‘three steps backwards’, however Corriere dello Sport means that they’ve taken twice as many.

Like many shops in Italy, had been additionally vital of goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, claiming that he ought to have finished higher for Mergim Vojvoda’s aim for 1-0, regardless of the deflection off Fabio Miretti, and that he received away with one when Lucas Da Cunha rattled the crossbar after a horror clearance from the stopper.

Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio fails to stop an Andrea Cambiaso personal aim for Inter

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Like Corriere dello Sport, additionally rated Di Gregorio at 4/10 for his efficiency towards Como, suggesting that the ‘error’ for Vojvoda’s aim is ‘merely unacceptable for the usual of Serie A’.

The Turin-based outlet additionally that Juventus’s present type is a direct consequence of ‘three years’ of poor signings throughout varied switch home windows. They recommend that Pierre Kalulu and Khephren Thuram are the one profitable Juventus signings of the final three years.

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