Max Allegri was talking about Champions League places last week, but now recognises they must ‘get the points we need to secure Serie A safety’ after being leapfrogged by Monza.
The Bianconeri were docked 15 points by the FIGC after the club was found guilty of artificially inflating transfer fees to boost their capital gains and therefore balance the books.
That is subject to an appeal and will either be revoked or confirmed in its entirety, but there are also more potential penalties coming, especially with the investigation into wages paid separately from the official statements during the pandemic.
With all that in mind, Allegri sent a stark warning to supporters and his players during the press conference after a 2-0 defeat to Monza.
“We picked up 38 points, but right now we have 23 and must act accordingly,” said the coach.
“We must get the points to secure Serie A safety. The situation has been turned upside down, but this is the reality at this moment and we must recognise that, otherwise it will end badly for us.”
With their victory at the Allianz Juventus Stadium, Monza have now gone in front of Juve in the standings.
The Bianconeri are currently in 12th place, but will drop further if Fiorentina get a result away to Lazio this evening.
I kept warning about those lucky 8 clean sheets. Put a half decent side up against PhD Max and the flaws are clear to see. No shame in losing to Monza double time and no goals. Minnows vs Minnows period.