Juventus squander opportunities large and small against Hellas Verona
The Bianconeri wasted a golden chance to put distance between them and their pursuers and now risk their top four spot.
TURIN, ITALY - MAY 03: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus react with disappointment during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Hellas Verona FC at Allianz Stadium on May 03, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images Over the last month Juventus have, for once, had the favor of the football gods. The teams they’ve been competing with for Serie A’s final Champions League spot have hemorrhaged points in recent weeks, allowing a Juventus team that a month ago looked like they were all but beaten to head into the final four games of the season in control of their own destiny.
The gods continued to smile on the Bianconeri this weekend. Como and Napoli drew on Saturday, and AC Milan’s shocking loss to Sassuolo ( ANCORA BERARDI! ) had given them an opening to match them in third place.
All they had to do was beat a Hellas Verona team that had been mathematically relegated two days earlier. But this time, Juve couldn’t take advantage of the chance. That phrase is true both in the macrocosm of the league race and the microcosm of the match itself.
Juventus completely dominated, controlling nearly 80 percent of the possession and outshooting their opponents 29-7. Alas, only seven of those shots found the target, and only onev—va fantastic free kick by Dusan Vlahovic — managed to get past a brilliant Lorenzo Montipò. By the time Vlahovic did score, Montipò had been protecting a lead for the better part of 30 minutes, having scored after a calamitous mistake by Gleison Bremer gifted them the opener.
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