TURIN, Italy (AP) – A damaging week continued for Juventus in Serie A on Saturday, with a 2-0 home loss to Como ending the Italian powerhouse’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
This defeat came just days after the Bianconeri lost 5–2 to Galatasaray. first leg of the playoffs in this season’s Champions League. Juventus will host the Turkish team in the second leg on Wednesday.
Como had an early shot from Mergim Vojvoda that Michele Di Gregorio should have saved with the arm of his opponent. The chance arose after Juventus’ Weston McKennie lost the ball in midfield.
Frustrated Juve fans rang out whistles during the break, and the team’s situation did not improve after the restart.
In the 61st minute, Lucas da Cunha broke through and Maxence Cacre scored Como’s second goal.
Juventus has lost three consecutive games in all competitions, and has gone winless in five consecutive games.
Luciano Spalletti’s side remain fifth, one point behind Roma, and will face Cremonese on Sunday. Como remained in 6th place, one point behind Juve. Only the top four finishers will qualify for Europe’s top competition.
League leaders Inter Milan can increase their lead to 10 points with a win against Lecce, after which Lazio will face Cagliari in the final stages.
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