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March’s Monthly Juventus Thoughts: Good enough

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Was March the month in which our hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League ended?

ALLIANZ STADIUM, TURIN, ITALY - 2026/03/21: Kenan Yildiz (R) of Juventus FC speaks with Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus FC prior to a penalty kick during the Serie A football match between Juventus FC and US Sassuolo. The match ended 1-1 tie. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images) | LightRocket via Getty Images Here we are in the last two months of the 2025-26 season.

The title race completely passed us by months ago, and unfortunately that has become standard procedure in the last few years. After the tremendous run of results in January had us thinking of a comfortable spot in the top four in Serie A, the crushing reality of February and, to some extent March, made us realize that today’s Juventus team is barely/merely good enough to hang around the outskirts of the fourth, fifth and sixth positions. Last month had a little bit of (almost) everything — dramatic comebacks, last-minute goals, crushing victories, penalty misses, and corto muso performances.

Let’s get started. Falling into the Europa League? We started the month with a blockbuster 3-3 draw away at Roma.

After a tight first half, the hosts took the lead just before the break when Brazilian wingback Wesley cut inside from the edge of the box and curled a lovely right-footed shot into the top corner and just past Mattia Perin’s fingertips. We equalized immediately after the break when Conceição scored with an incredible half volley that almost ripped the net in half. A 10-minute spell then turned the game firmly into Roma’s favor.

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