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Juventus were beaten 0-2 by Fiorentina in the penultimate week of Serie A and are now no longer guaranteed a top-four spot. The away defeat significantly complicated their goal of qualifying for the Champions League.
Before this match, the Bianconeri held third place in the standings, but after the defeat everything will be decided in the last week. Juventus must win the derby against Turin and at the same time hope for false steps from Roma and Milan.
The fans' discontent was evident immediately after the final whistle. There were boos at the team in the stadium, while the ultras demanded more responsibility and reaction from the players. Protests continued outside the facility, where fans chanted against the team's condition.
After the match, coach Luciano Spalletti admitted disappointment with the performance and the situation created at the end of the season.
The coach said the team must learn to cope with pressure in crucial matches and admitted that Juventus were in danger of being left out of the Europa League. According to him, the team did not show clarity and character in key moments of the challenge with Fiorentina.
Spalletti added that a club like Juventus should be in the Champions League, but stressed that the competition in Serie A has been strong and the team must take responsibility for this season's results.
"It becomes the match of your life, the match where you throw away your season. In my opinion, we have to start reacting in the way we put this pressure on ourselves. It is true that this match, from a sporting point of view, determines many things, but the level of the team and the level of football they offered remains.
Europe? We are in the Europa League, we could have been outside it, because that's how it works. I tell the players and the staff that it's time to respond to the pressure we have in these 'life or death' matches. In my opinion, we have made a journey where we have seen the team react and create to be a strong team.
"There are certain moments when we have to show a reaction, personality and a character that allows us to be more clear-headed in the decisions we make, which we did not show today. We go home taking responsibility. A club like Juventus deserves to be in the Champions League, but there are many strong teams and we take responsibility," Spalletti said after the match.
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