Juventus 2 – Bologna 0: Initial reaction and random observations

Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Serie A football match between Juventus and Bologna at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Matteo Bottanelli/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images The first two days of Matchday 33 have been very kind for Juventus’ potential standing in fourth place — and that was even before the Bianconeri stepped foot onto the field for Sunday night’s matchup against Bologna. Every single domino they needed to fall their way did, and they had the chance to put some serious breathing room between themselves and the two teams directly behind them in the standings.

Well, I gotta say, you couldn’t have drawn up MD33 much better than how it’s played out. Juventus got up early against Bologna thanks to Jonathan David’s goal within two minutes. They extended their lead early in the second half through another header, this one from Khephren Thuram all of 11 minutes after he came on.

The result was a 2-0 win that, combined with Como and Roma both dropping points on Friday and Saturday, respectively, allowed Luciano Spalletti’s squad to extend their lead over their closest competition for fourth place to five points with five points to go. For the first time in a long time, Juve have the breathing room they had absolutely none of when the March international break arrived four weeks ago. Opportunity offered up and opportunity seized upon.

Sn now, just a few weeks after looking like Juventus were in serious danger of not making the Champions League, they’re suddenly just three points off second-place AC Milan. And guess who’s next up on the schedule? Ah, you guessed it — it’s that crazy corto muso-loving man who just saw his team win 1-0 on Sunday despite being outshot by more than a 2-to-1 margin by the 19th-place team in the league.