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Just Cristiano it´s not enough: The worst Juventus in 10 years

Juventus did not add so few points (46) for a decade, and its hegemony is in danger more than ever.

By Fredi Roman

Juventus did not add so few points (46) for a decade, and its hegemony is in danger more than ever.
Juventus did not add so few points (46) for a decade, and its hegemony is in danger more than ever.
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Juventus draw against Chievo Verona yesterday certified what was an open secret: Andrea Pirlo's team is not doing well at all. He's only won once in his last five games, and the six-game winning streak seems like a distant memory. Just 14 games from the end of the championship, and his tenth title in a row is in danger, as it is third in the table, 10 points behind the leader, Inter.

Cristiano Ronaldo is doing his homework and doing it very well, cause he has scored 47 goals in the last 47 matches of Serie A, (26 in 29 games this season), but his goals are not enough. Pirlo's project, in addition to continuing to have an identity problem, must now deal with a cataract of injuries. Bonucci, Chiellini, Cuadrado, Arthur, Dybala and Morata were missing from the team, all in precarious conditions for the most important week of the season. Those from Turin are waiting for the complicated dates against Spezia, Lazio and Porto, against which it will be necessary to overcome the 2-1 in the first leg to continue in the Champions League.

However, not everything is black for Juventus, since their path in the Italian Cup was positive and in May they will play the final with Atalanta, but the situation for the Scudetto is getting complicated. To add insult to injury, today's 3-0 victory for Inter against Genoa extended its lead to 10 points, and if nothing unusual happens, it will not achieve its tenth consecutive consecration, one of the main objectives of this season.

Pirlo has pressure on him again, with a fact that begins to worry. The 46 points they garnered in 23 games are the worst data for Juventus since 2011, when they were 35, in a tournament in which they finished in seventh place. A year ago, with Sarri, there were 54 and two ago, with Allegri, 63. Never, in this decade, has his hegemony been so endangered.

 

Which team has the record for the most consecutive leagues won?

The illusion of winning its tenth consecutive league, meant a beautiful challenge for Juventus, which maintained a total hegemony in Italy in the last decade. The truth is that the numbers do not help, and currently, the possibility of achieving it, loses more and more force. In any case, had he succeeded, he would still be far from the record for the most consecutive leagues won. In this way, two squads top the table after having uninterruptedly conquered 14 league titles: Lincoln Red Imps FC of Gibraltar and the now-defunct Skonto of Latvia.

 


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