If you think you’re having a bad day, think again. Juventus, one of the most influential clubs in the entire world, suffered not one but two kicks in the gut on Monday night. Firstly, they have been docked 10 Serie A points and sent down to seventh place, as the Federal Court of Appeal gave its verdict on the capital gains scandal.The Bianconeri have been found guilty of artificially inflating transfer fees in order to boost capital gains, effectively making it look as if they were moving around much bigger club assets than they possessed in reality.Great stuff from the courts letting Juventus think they could qualify for the Champions League via Serie A, just to ruin their Europa League campaign and leave them with nothing. https://t.co/peU3TkRth3— Sam Street (@samstreetwrites) May 22, 2023 That penalty dropped Juve to seventh place in Serie A, outside the European qualification spots. The new ruling was announced on Monday, before the team’s game away to Empoli, which ended in a horrible way for the visitors. The minnows tarnished them 4-1 (2-0) despite the fact Massimiliano Allegri lined up a very offensive squad packed with stars like Vlahovic, Rabiot and Di Maria.Juventus have been handed a 10 point deduction in Serie A 😳 pic.twitter.com/jTZHFH5TSn— GOAL (@goal) May 22, 2023 Instead of the expected domination on the pitch, the Old Turin Lady suffered a painful loss, as players were obviously affected by the court decision. The opener came from the spot, as Milik took down the opposing player on the edge of the box, while the second one Juve conceded after a wonderful team play in the span of just four minutes.Instead of bouncing back, the favourites succumbed to despair, which allowed Empoli to finish them midway through the second half, thanks to Caputo’s brace.GOAL | Empoli 4-1 Juventus | Piccolipic.twitter.com/zuNDafpUKr— VAR Tático (@vartatico) May 22, 2023 Chiesa only managed to make it a bit more tolerable, at least for a few minutes, with Bianconeri’s only goal of the game near the final whistle. However, that wasn’t the last one in the game, as Piccoli netted deep in the stoppage time for 4-1.With two games still to play in Serie A, Juve could reach the UCL only in case of two wins and Milan’s two defeats, which sounds surreal. SERIE A – MATCHDAY 36FridaySassuolo – Monza 1-2 (1-0)/Berardi 45+6 pen – Ciurria 60, Pessina 90+3/SaturdayCremonese – Bologna 1-5 (0-3)/Ciofani 90+1 – Arnautovic 14, Ferguson 27, Posch 45+1, Orsolini 62, Sansone 80/Atalanta – Verona 3-1 (1-1)/Zappacosta 22, Pasalic 53, Hojlund 62 – Lazovic 11/Milan – Sampdoria 5-1 (3-1)/Leao 9, Giroud 23, 29 pen, 68, Diaz 63 – Quagliarella 29/SundayLecce – Spezia 0-0Torino – Fiorentina 1-1 (0-0)/Sanabria 66 – Jovic 48/Napoli – Inter 3-1 (0-0)/Zambo-Anguissa 67, Di Lorenzo 85, Gaetano 90+4 – Lukaku 82/Udinese – Lazio 0-1 (0-0)/Immobile 61 pen/MondayRoma – Salernitana 2-2 (0-1)/El Sharaaway 57, Matic 83 – Candreva 12, Dia 54/Empoli – Juventus 4-1 (2-0)/Caputo 18 pen, 47, Luperto 21, Piccoli 90+3 – Chiesa 85/
