In the first two seasons after Max’s return to Juve, the ambitions for the title had already faded by October. Today, the Bianconeri reach the break with 7 points in 3 matches. hera are all the differences.
Juventus‘ start of the season has not been perfect, the point collected against Bologna (which could have been worse) remains the only performance that has not pleased the ‘bianconeri’ fans so far.
However, the 7 points collected in three games, (with what they reach the first break for international duty) represent the best start to the season since Massimiliano Allegri returned to Juventus in 2021.
And while both last year and two years ago, Juventus found itself out of the title race for the Scudetto, ‘you could say’ as early as October, this year’s start is different. Although it doesn’t guarantee nothing for now, it shows a very promising sign for the team.
A year ago, well before the points deductions, Juventus had withdrawn from the title race with a start of 13 points and only three wins in the first nine matchdays, from which they never recovered to contend for the top spot.
Last year they had only 2 wins in the first 6 games, the same number of wins Allegri’s team has achieved in 3 games until no.
Two years ago, it was also a similar story: to get more points than the current (7), it took twice as many matches (6) and they had to wait until the fifth matchday for their first win.
CONTINUITY— Juventus’ ability to enter the title race, which has been missing for the past two years, primarily stems from a better start.
As two years ago, when Allegri returned, he still had to figure out the best system for the players at his disposal, and last year, the weeks were spent adopting the 3-5-2 formation. And continuity in the personnel, with only two truly new faces, Weah and Cambiaso, and furthermore (although for the first time), neither of them was part of the starting lineup against Empoli.
So far, this is just the beginning, and it will need to be confirmed when facing a schedule that, after the break, includes matches against Lazio, Sassuolo, Lecce, Atalanta, Torino, and Milan, which means three big matches, a derby, and two challenging encounters.
But the best is yet to come and yet to be seen.
