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Max Allegri?s squad dropped points for the third straight game, with a 1-0 loss to relegation battler Udinese putting salt in the wound following last week?s Derby d?Italia loss to Inter that put a serious dent in Juventus? Scudetto hopes. The second month of 2024 is proving to be very much unlike that of the first four weeks of the new calendar year for Max Allegri and his Juventus squad.
No need to look further than what happened Monday night against Udinese.
Not only did Juventus suffer their first home loss of the season, but it came at the hands of a Udinese side that only had a couple of wins to their name all season prior to their trip to the Allianz Stadium. It was a 1-0 loss in which Juve?s overall level went on a downward trajectory as the game went on, with the Bianconeri failing to record a shot on target in the second half. So now, with the loss, Juve are seven points behind first-place Inter, who still have yet to play their game in hand. And with the sudden struggles coming to fruition after a very positive month of January, we?re now left to wonder how quick Allegri can get the ship righted so that this three-game journey on struggle bus does not linger much longer than it already has.
On Episode 208 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast, we discuss:

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