Juventus seeks to defend its chances of winning the last Italian titles within its reach for the current season, when it faces Wednesday in the local cup final Inter, who is thirsty to beat the “old lady” once again, after stripping him of his title last year of the league champion and the Super Cup early this current.
In the event that Inter manages to emerge victorious from the Olympic stadium in the capital, Rome, which will host the final match, and which witnessed the arrivals and tours of the current Inter coach Simone Inzaghi during the last twenty years as a player and then as coach of the second pole of the capital, Lazio, “Neratsori” will keep his hopes of achieving a local treble after winning the Cup The Super and the possibility of winning the title of “Scudetto”, which is still in the line of fire in the last race against his arch-neighbour, Milan.
At a time when Inter seem hungry for more titles, as they are only two points behind “Rossoneri” two stages before the end of the league (80 compared to 78), Juventus fears the specter of leaving empty-handed from the current season in a lean period that they have not experienced in more than 10 years. Years, specifically since the 2010-2011 season, before he tightened his grip on titles to be crowned champion of “Serie A” 9 times, the Cup 5 times and the same in the Super Cup… All within 10 years.
Massimiliano Allegri, the godfather of the “golden era” of the Turin club during his first passage (2014-2019), will do his best to return to the path of victories and save the remainder of a poor season in terms of results.
However, the “master of pragmatism”, who returned to the training bench at Allianz Stadium last summer to bring “Bianconeri” to the top again, is now threatening to end the season with titles and fewer points (occupies fourth place with 69 points) than his predecessor Andrea Pirlo, the midfielder of the “Old Lady” Previously, he was dismissed from his position only a year after he was appointed as a coach in the 2020-2021 season.
Allegri record
Unlike his predecessor, Allegri’s future does not appear to be in danger of being sacked, as he is entrenched in his glorious past with a long-term contract until 2025. However, winning the Coppa Italia will certainly put an end to the terrible decline of the past two years for a club accustomed to crowning all possible titles and not content with crumbs.
For this, the “old lady” team is betting on the efficacy of its Serbian international striker Dusan Vlahovic, the second-ranked scorer in the league with 23 goals, whose luster has faded in recent weeks, and on the brilliance of Argentine Paulo Dybala, who will play his last big match in the “Bianconeri” shirt before leaving Possibly this summer to Inter, according to local media.
Allegri (54 years) can write his name in the history of Italian football, as he stands on the threshold of becoming the first coach to win five local cups, to break his association with his compatriot Roberto Mancini (Fiorentina in 2001, Lazio 2004 and Inter in 2005 and 2006) and Sven-Goran Eriksson ( Roma in 1986, Sampdoria in 1994 and Lazio in 1998 and 2000) with 4 titles each.
Unlike Allegri, Simone Inzaghi’s record includes only an orphan cup title he won with Lazio in 2019, but he is one of the coaches who loves to play in finals against Juventus because he comes out a winner, and the biggest proof of that is the three victories he achieved in the local Super Cup against “Bianconeri” (twice). With Lazio in 2017 and 2019 and once with Inter 2021).