Juventus have never finished the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage without a single point. Until last night. With a surprise loss to Benfica in Turin, the Italian giant is now facing almost an impossible task of securing the second place in Group F, which would mean a knockout stage in the Champions League. They would need to win in Benfica, secure 6 points in two matches against Macabi and then hope for the best against PSG. A tough task indeed.Hai rotto le palle #AllegriOut pic.twitter.com/Q8rY7jo1xQ— popeye23🌒 (@popeye92461675) September 15, 2022 The fact is, the Bianconeri are dealing with injuries to some key players like Paul Pogba, Federico Chiesa and Angel Di Maria (played 30 minutes last nigh), but what they are showing is still far from the level of the title fight in the Apennines that was projected for them before the start of the season. All this was enough for journalists to open the topic of Massimiliano Allegri’s future on the Italian giant’s bench after the game, especially after angry fans started the #Allegriout hashtag on Twitter. But, the Italian tactician was not worried at all, as he thinks he is part of the solution, not the problem.“I feel part of the solution, I must find a solution. When I returned, I thought it would take time to build. Unfortunately, I didn’t think we could lose two games in a row. The important thing is to do well and remain in the Champions League. These defeats are annoying, but it’s useless to talk too much now” said Allegri after the game, and told jounalists that he didn’t speak to any Juve executives after the defeat.CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Benfica runs over Juve in Turin for the 18th consecutive winUnlike Allegri, captain Leonardo Bonucci admitted that he and his teammates are worried, since Juventus have won only two of their seven competitive matches so far this season.“I am worried, there’s no point denying it. Unfortunately, we have this tendency to lose our way during matches. I don’t know why it happens and that is what worries me the most. It’s a situation that has to change, we have many players out of action at the moment, so the same ones keep playing and the fatigue is building up” said the captain.Juventus this season in all competitions: WDDWDLDL😐 pic.twitter.com/5YypngV5f8— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 14, 2022 Currently in Turin there is a reverse situation. Players are worried, but coach is not! At lest on paper.“There’s no point being worried, we just have to focus and work. I don’t have to criticize the team for anything, I understand the psychological situation of the team. We’ve had some difficult moments and reacted, but conceding that penalty on the stroke of half-time, that was a real blow to morale. I’d never lost two games in the Champions League group phase before, but there’s a first time for everything. I already told the team these moments happen in football, we need to emerge from them as a team, with a sense of responsibility. We have an important Serie A game coming up against Monza and after that we can think about Europe. It will certainly be complicated, but not all is lost” said the optimistic Allegri.##NAJAVA_MECA_6642879##
