Giuntoli: ‘Juventus will emerge from difficulties together with Thiago Motta’ | OneFootball

Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli admits this is the first time they’ve had two such ‘below par’ performances in a row, but insists they will ‘emerge from this’ with Thiago Motta.

The Bianconeri had won five Serie A matches in a row and put themselves in the running for the Scudetto, but that was followed by a humiliating 4-0 home defeat to Atalanta and tonight’s 3-0 loss at old rivals Fiorentina.

Unusually, director Giuntoli was the first to the media room after the final whistle, rather than the coach.

“At these moments, we must stay united and emerge from difficulties together,” Giuntoli told Sky Sport Italia.

“We are clearly disappointed, the season had ups and downs, but not two games in a row so below par. We are very sad, but convinced we can emerge from this all together.”

With Thiago Motta?

“Certainly.”

What is it that simply has not worked in this Juventus side so far this season?

“We started this project from scratch, lowering the age of the squad, lowering the salary bill, so knew that there would be difficulties and a lack of experience.

“A Champions League place is still within our reach and we must remain united, concentrated to achieve that objective, emerging from a delicate situation.”

Juventus stand by Thiago Motta despite dismal results

FLORENCE, ITALY – MARCH 16: Head coach Thiago Motta of Juventus looks on during the Serie A match between Fiorentina and Juventus at Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 16, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Thiago Motta said this week that the club had shown its support for him amid criticism from the media, so what will Juventus do after this loss?

“In these situations, we try to analyse what happened over the last two weeks. Don’t forget that after the game with Verona, the media tried to say we were in the Scudetto race, so we need balance and not to go from the stars to the gutter. We must calmly analyse the situation.”

Juventus have the motto ‘fino alla fine’ – to the end – but there was little sign of that on the field today, with even club legend Alessandro Del Piero in the Sky Sport Italia studio pointing out there was no fight or reaction.

“The team had the best defence in Serie A until a couple of weeks ago, so that means we have lost some of our balance, that is psychological and tactical balance,” insisted Giuntoli.

“We want to pick up where we left off, because there were always some hiccups, but we got back on track and must do it again. In all honesty, the team had tended to get back on track quickly after a bad performance, but this is the first time we’ve had two performances in a row below par.

“The coach will work on the tactical and psychological issues during the next two weeks, so we will try to get the situation back on track.”