Luciano Spalletti is seeing signs that his Juventus team will be fighting for the Serie A title for years to come after their 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday.
Juventus strengthened their position in the top four with a comfortable win at the Allianz Stadium, with Jonathan David and Khephren Thuram scoring in both halves.
The Bianconeri are in top form at the right time and have already won three Serie A games in a row with a clean sheet, for the first time since March 2025 under Thiago Motta.
In addition, they have added 17 points in their last seven league games (W5 D2), more than any other team in the competition during that period.
But, most importantly, they capitalized on Como’s defeat against Sassuolo on Friday to move five points clear of Cesc Fabregas’ team in fifth place, with supercomputer Opta now assigning them an 85.3% chance of finishing in the Champions League places.
Juventus have not won the Scudetto since 2019-20 under Maurizio Sarri, although Spalletti is confident his team can soon end their six-year wait for a top-flight title.
“There is certainly a lot of responsibility and pressure here, but the team is trying to play good football, the players care about each other and are willing to share the load. That is fundamental for a coach,” Spalletti told DAZN Italia as quoted by Football Italia.
“We are on the right path and every day I see something more, that is why we want to continue like this.”
Juventus’ improved results also now have it close to AC Milan and Napoli, with only three points difference between them and the aforementioned teams.
And that streak has been based on their solid defense. They have won five of their last six league games (one draw) without conceding a goal, just one clean sheet less than they managed in their first 18 games under Spalletti.
But his attack also contributed. David has participated in 10 goals this Serie A season (six goals, four assists).
Considering their first season in Europe’s top five leagues since 2020-21, only Erling Haaland and Amine Gouiri have reached at least double figures in goal participation in each of the last six seasons in those divisions among players born in 2000 or later.
Juventus deserved the win and perhaps should have scored more, generating a total expected goals (xG) of 1.1 with their 14 shots, compared to Bologna’s 0.5 with their seven attempts, although none of them tested Michele Di Gregorio.
Spalletti recognized the importance of their victory, with a blockbuster clash against Milan his next assignment in Serie A on April 25.
“What we couldn’t do wrong, seeing the other results, was to lower our intensity because we could maintain this position regardless of our performance,” Spalletti added. “That was the risk, so we needed to have the right attitude from the beginning and maintain it.
“We knew that Bologna had a difficult week with travel and the Europa League, so we knew that if we kept up the intensity, we would give ourselves a significant advantage.
“Everyone did very well and we scored early. There were times when Bologna’s quality forced us to retreat, but that is inevitable with a strong team like Vincenzo Italiano’s.”
