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Juventus: 6 targets for 2022

By James Cormack

TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 21: Moise Kean of Juventus FC celebrates a goal with his team during the Serie A match between Juventus and Cagliari Calcio at Allianz Stadium on December 21, 2021 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 21: Moise Kean of Juventus FC celebrates a goal with his team during the Serie A match between Juventus and Cagliari Calcio at Allianz Stadium on December 21, 2021 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) /
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3. Claim a top-four spot in Serie A

Juventus have closed the gap on the top four. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Juventus have closed the gap on the top four. (Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

I mean, this has to be the primary goal, right? It’s not the target Juventus, Juventini or Allegri had in mind when the manager returned to the club as Andrea Pirlo’s successor last summer, but their dreadful start to the 2021/22 season has left them with little choice.

The Scudetto is all but out of the question. Juventus are 12 points adrift of a brilliant Inter Milan side at the halfway mark and that gap will only increase. However, following their five-game unbeaten run to close out the domestic year, Allegri’s side are just four points adrift of Atalanta in fourth. Napoli are just a point better off in third, while Milan sit eight points ahead as Inter’s closest rivals.

In the first half of 2021/22, there’s no doubting that Juve were comfortably inferior to the trio that lie ahead of them. However, 2022 presents the Bianconeri with a new lease of life; a breath of fresh air. Allegri has shown his capacity to coach progressively, albeit rarely, while each of Napoli, Atalanta and Milan have shown distinct frailties. Their positions are far from secure, although they will get healthier in the new year.

A top-four spot is a more than achievable goal for this vulnerable and faltering Bianconeri side. In terms of other contenders, it’s hard to envisage José’s impulsive Romans, an inexperienced Fiorentina, or Sarri’s woefully inconsistent Lazio putting up a sustained challenge.

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