Juventus fans have little to celebrate at the moment, but just in time for Halloween they are enjoying a surprising Max Allegri cameo in horror comic Dylan Dog.
The Bianconeri are struggling in Serie A and the Champions League, but President Andrea Agnelli is ignoring all calls to have the coach dismissed.
So when a football fan spotted a character in Dylan Dog issue 161, from February 2000, that bore a striking resemblance to Allegri, the image quickly went viral.
Many of the jokes referenced Allegri’s Tuscan accent and tendency to shout ‘Calm!’ from the touchline at his players.
They reworked horror movies to fit the brief, including ‘Calm of the Living Dead’ and the rather cruel ‘You killed football.’
The character is wearing a cape and hero Dylan Dog, a paranormal investigator, believes he seems familiar.
‘Did you think I was Death?’ replies the Allegri-style figure.
It remains to be seen if any Juventus fans will be dressing up as Allegri for Halloween at the end of this month.