Juve, Motta and the players face off in front of Giuntoli. In Florence Thiago is playing for everything

Bologna, March 12, 2025 – Days of confrontations at Continassa with one goal: to keep the course straight. The internal debacle against Atalanta has definitively opened the front of the crisis at home Juventus and Thiago himself Motta risks the bench in case of a bad result in Florence against Fiorentina. With the resumption of training, the time has come for internal dialogue between coach, team and management. The collapse against the Goddess also showed a certain mental fragility and without a forceful return of Juve's DNA there is the risk of remaining outside the top four, with obvious impacts on the budget without the Champions League earnings. Motta he therefore spoke to the team in the presence of Cristiano Joints and Maurizio Scanavino with the aim of reawakening the conscience of a team that seemed soft and exhausted, without the attitude needed to keep up with the pace of an unleashed Goddess. The whistles of the Stadium, emptied for the last quarter of the game, did the rest and placed Motta in the uncomfortable situation of being the first target of criticism.  

Ferrymen or new cycle: Motta in the balance

La Juve, as we know, does not want to fire during the season, but the bad mood at Continassa is evident, involving part of the management but also the ownership. Drastic decisions can no longer be ruled out. And so, Motta risks playing for the bench in Florence, in ninety minutes do or die. A sort of direct clash that is worth the safety of the bench and a piece of Champions given that even the Viola could get back in the running with a win. In the event of another bad performance and defeat, the dismissal would become a concrete possibility. In this case, the management would choose the solution of a ferryman to get to the end of the season and in the last hours the most relevant candidacy would be that of Magnanelli, Primavera coach. But at Continassa they would not want to reach such an extreme decision, especially Giuntoli who firmly wanted Motta. The new future, therefore, could unravel in June if Thiago does not find the right path, especially with a club world cup to play. There are several hypotheses in play. There is obviously Gian Piero Gasperini, today the number one candidate after 9 years of great performance at Atalanta, then there would be Antonio Tale (the problem is the costs of engagement) while Stefano's name also popped up as a surprise Pioli, 2022 Scudetto winner with Milan and now in Arabia.

Motta asks for character

Just as he stated in the post-match, Thiago Motta he is not a man for drama, torn jackets, or loud tones. The confrontation with the team was calm, but firm. In the presence of the management, the coach asked for a strong awareness from the team. Defeats of that type, especially after having given up on a mental level, are not acceptable and now the fourth place must be saved. The draw of the Lazio maintained his position, but from behind he approached Bologna at minus two and it would be necessary to keep the bar straight in the last ten games. For the Juve, this will be a week without midweek matches and there will be the opportunity to work hard in view of Florence. Palladino will not be able to do the same because they will have the Conference and the goal difference to recover at Panathinaikos, which is why Motta will arrive on Sunday with a small advantage. It is no coincidence that Juve has moved to a double work session and the coach has only one request: maximum effort every day and high intensity. This is the recipe for getting out of the crisis. Fourth place is at stake and so is his bench. From the stars to the stables in a few months, but still with the possibility of saving both the goat and the cabbage.

Osimhen Track Hot

In all this there are the summer market opportunities, which also depend on who will be the coach of the Juve for the next season. Under the magnifying glass are the purchases of Giuntoli and Motta, starting with Teun koopmeiners, in difficulty since the beginning of the season, but also those of Douglas Luiz and Nico Gonzalez are in the crosshairs of criticism. Then the sales. There will be some sacrifices, especially if the Champions League revenues were to be lacking. Dusan Vlahovic is heading towards the exit door given the contract expiring in 2026 and no way out for the renewal, but be careful also Mbangula which would represent a total capital gain being an internal product. Revenues that Juve can use to confirm the various conception e kolo muani, two players that Giuntoli absolutely wants to see in black and white also in 2025/2026. But be careful about what the movements in attack can be, because without Vlahovic there would be the need to take a great striker. The profile that attracts Giuntoli the most, having also brought him to Naples, is obviously Victor osimhen. Now at Galatasaray, the Nigerian striker will return to Naples in June and De Laurentiis will proceed with the transfer. There is a clause for abroad of 75 million euros, United and PSG are following him, but Giuntoli has a good relationship with his agent and is trying to make a big move under the radar. The former Giallorossi player Roberto recently spoke about the trail Pruzzo, who reported to Radio Radio the rumour coming from a reliable source: “A source close to his entourage told me that Osimhen will be the next striker for Juve. They are counting on going to Turin next year”, Pruzzo said. Napoli, obviously, will not give discounts and to undertake an investment of this type not only the revenues from the Club World Cup will be needed but also those from the Champions League, which today are between 60 and 70 million euros. Read also - Champions, Inter beats Feyenoord 2-1 and flies to the quarter-finals: now Bayern