The last time Juventus ended the season without a trophy, AC Milan took the Serie A title and Inter Milan won the Italian Cup. This year could see a repeat of 2011. (More Football News)
The two Milan clubs are fighting it out at the top of Serie A, with Inter two points behind its city rival with two matches remaining.
Milan hosts Atalanta on Sunday, shortly before Inter 바카라 buoyed by its Italian Cup victory over Juventus on Wednesday 바카라 plays at relegation-threatened Cagliari.
Juventus, meanwhile, prepares to welcome Lazio on Monday knowing that a third-place finish is the highest it can achieve, and even that might be out of reach by the time the game starts.
At least the team knows it is already assured of Champions League qualification.
When Massimiliano Allegri returned as coach of Juventus in the offseason, he was supposed to restore glory after the team바카라s dominance of Serie A was ended in Andrea Pirlo바카라s single season in charge.
Allegri had steered Juventus to five of its nine straight league titles 바카라 as well as four consecutive Italian Cup trophies 바카라 and also guided the Bianconeri to two Champions League finals.
However, Juventus will end the season without a trophy and with its lowest point finish since 2011, too.
Pirlo at least won the Italian Cup and Italian Super Cup. Juventus lost the Italian Super Cup in January, also to Inter.
바카라It바카라s clear that something hasn바카라t gone right but we바카라ve said that over the past few days, and there has been improvement, but honestly we바카라re still far from the strongest team that is Inter,바카라 Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini said after Wednesday바카라s 4-2 final loss. 바카라This team lacks something that has been part of Juve for so many years and needs to be found again as soon as possible.바카라
Chiellini is well placed to talk about the situation at Juventus, having been at the club since 2004 and experiencing its relegation to Serie B following a match-fixing scandal as well as its return to dominance.
바카라There are cycles, that바카라s part of the game,바카라 the veteran defender said. 바카라I had two years of finishing seventh when the previous cycle finished. A new one had to be born, it바카라s part of life.
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Chiellini won바카라t be there, however. The 37-year-old defender said the games against Lazio and at Fiorentina will be his last in the famous black and white shirt, bringing an end to a glory-filled association of nearly 20 years during which he won 20 trophies.
바카라We had 10 magnificent years and now it바카라s the turn of the boys to continue,바카라 said Chiellini, who made more than 550 appearances for Juventus. 바카라I think I바카라ve done everything I could have done. I hope to have left them with something.바카라
Chiellini also helped Italy win the European Championship title last year and will bid his farewell to the national team next month.
바카라Monday I바카라ll celebrate and say goodbye to my Juventus Stadium against Lazio and then if I feel good I바카라ll have a runout in Florence, too, just to stay in form for the national team,바카라 Chiellini said. 바카라But I바카라m handing the baton to the youngsters.
바카라I think I바카라ve left them with something and I바카라m happy to be leaving at such a high level still. It바카라s been so many years now that I바카라ve said I didn바카라t want to limp to the finish, not playing these matches at my level 바카라 so it바카라s really with joy, with serenity that I leave this club and soon I will be the biggest fan.바카라
