With pressure continuing to mount on the former Bologna boss, who joined the Bianconeri on a three-year deal last summer to implement Project Motta, the past two Serie A matches have seen his side produce insipid displays.
The season stuttered along with too many draws to leave Juve out of the race to win the league, and heavy back-to-back defeats in March have resulted in the club's sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli taking over press conference duties.
Giuntoli admitted that the club are "very unhappy" with the current Serie A situation, with the priority being to qualify for next season's Champions League. Juventus sit fifth, behind Motta's former team Bologna, with nine games remaining.
Here’s how former Italy midfielder Motta has fared over the past eight months.
August 2024
Hopes: After guiding unfancied Bologna to fifth last season, two places behind Juventus, the Turin fans were initially delighted with his appointment and the potential to achieve success.
Best Result: Hellas Verona 0 Juventus 3. The away win lifted Juve to the top of the Serie A table.
Reality: A shaky pre-season saw the side struggle to gel, but rivals were inconsistent in the league to allow Juve to set the pace.
Worst Result: Atletico Madrid 2 Juventus 0 in Sweden meant that the only side Juve defeated in pre-season was their own Next Gen side.
Serie A: Two wins.
Thiago Motta Rating: 8/10
September 2024
Hopes: Table-topping were on a crest of a wave and confident about tackling the revamped Champions League.
Best Result: Juventus 3 PSV Eindhoven 1. The Bianconeri make a winning start in Europe, with big-money signing Nicolas Gonzalez on the scoresheet.
Reality: Despite not conceding a goal in the league, three draws on the spin saw Juve slip down the Serie A table.
Worst Result: Empoli 0 Juventus 0. With Dusan Vlahovic the only recognised fit striker, Juve struggled to convert chances into goals.
Serie A: One win and three draws.
Cup Competition: Surprising slip-ups for Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester City meant Juventus were in the Champions League top eight after their first game.
Thiago Motta Rating: 7/10
October 2024
Hopes: Yet to concede a goal in the league, Juve’s imperious defence appeared to be the key to this season's success.
Best Result: Inter Milan 4 Juventus 4. Goals galore with Turkish teenager Kenan Yildiz bagging a late brace to rescue a point against their rivals.
Reality: After conceding just one goal in seven games before their Champions League meeting with RB Leipzig, center-back Gleison Bremer suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury.
Worst Result: Juventus 0 Stuttgart 1. Smash-and-grab win by the underdogs saw the first real cracks show for the Bianconeri.
Serie A: One win and three draws.
Cup Competitions: A victory and a defeat against German opposition meant Juventus slipped out of the top eight Champions League table on goal difference.
Thiago Motta Rating: 6/10
November 2024
Hopes: Juve joined Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain as the only undefeated sides from the top five European leagues, so confidence was high.
Best Result: Juventus 2 Torino 0. Goals from Timothy Weah and Yildiz was enough to see off their Turin neighbours in the Derby Della Mole.
Reality: Juan Cabal's knee injury reduced the Juve defence down to the bare bones, with Federico Gatti and Pierre Kalulu the only real options at center-back until reinforcements during the winter transfer window.
Worst Result: Aston Villa 0 Juventus 0. Saved by a VAR review after Morgan Rogers' stoppage-time goal was chalked off, the Bianconeri returned from England with a precious point.
Serie A: Two wins and a draw.
Cup Competitions: Draws at Villa and French outfit LOSC Lille left Juventus languishing in the Champions League table and outside of an automatic last 16 berth.
Thiago Motta Rating: 5/10
December 2024
Hopes: Still unbeaten in Serie A and in contention to progress in the Champions League.
Best Result: Juventus 2 Manchester City 0. Arguably Motta’s best Juve result, albeit against Pep Guardiola’s floundering side.
Reality: Fans’ patience wore thin following a string of draws, with Vlahovic involved in an incident with fans after the Venezia game.
Worst Result: Juventus 2 Venezia 2. Vlahovic's added time strike avoided a defeat to the basement side.
Serie A: One win and four draws.
Cup Competitions: Juventus began their Coppa Italia defence by crushing Cagliari 4-0.
Thiago Motta Rating: 6/10
January 2025
Hopes: Kolo Muani's arrival on loan from PSG was remarkable, becoming the first player this century to score five goals in his initial three Serie A games.
Best Result: Juventus 2 AC Milan 0. Samuel Mbangula and Weah were on target in the comfortable win.
Reality: Despite a lengthy unbeaten Serie A run, Juve sat fifth and off the pace to win the Scudetto.
Worst Result: Napoli 2 Juventus 1. Antonio Conte, the former Juve manager, ended Motta's Serie A unbeaten record in a thrilling contest.
Serie A: A win, one defeat and two draws.
Cup Competitions: Motta’s first chance to lift a trophy fizzled out in Saudi Arabia. Gatti's own goal resulted in AC Milan winning the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final 2-1 loss. Juventus,beaten at home by Benfica in the Champions League edged into the next phase.
Thiago Motta Rating: 6/10
February 2025
Hopes: Cup competitions of the Champions League and Coppa Italia were viewed as a distraction from a disappointing Serie A campaign.
Best Result: Juventus 1 Inter Milan 0. Motta-ball at its finest, as title-chasing Inter left the Derby D’Italia with nothing to show.
Reality: Better midfielder showing required after summer signing Douglas Luiz was sidelined by a thigh issue and Teun Koopmeiners was still underperforming.
Worst Result: Juventus 1 Empoli 1 (lost 4-2 on penalties). The defending Coppa Italia champions crashed out to understrength Empoli.
Serie A: Four wins.
Cup Competitions: On top of their shock Coppa Italia exit, Juventus were ousted from the Champions League by Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.
Thiago Motta Rating: 5/10
March 2025
Hopes: Inconsistency from the top three clubs meant that Juventus had an outside chance of being crowned Serie A champions at the end of the season.
Best Result: Juventus 2 Hellas Verona 0. A fifth Serie A win on the bounce lifted Juve to within six points of league leaders Inter.
Reality: The Juventus Ultras organised a two-day protest before the Hellas Verona game to vent their frustration at with the club under Motta, and refused to travel to support their team against Fiorentina.
Worst Result: Juventus 0 Atalanta 4. One-sided affair, their heaviest home league defeat since 1967, ended up with Motta and his players subjected to boos and jeers at the final whistle.
Serie A: A win and two losses.
Thiago Motta Rating: 3/10
April and May 2025
With nine Serie A matches remaining for Juventus to seal a top four finish, which guarantees a Champions League place next term, the onus is on Motta to stop the rot.
The defence is dismal, Motta's formation and choice of players are highly questionable and the strikeforce is virtually non-existent. Fuming fans and the Juventus board have high expectations for the club, Motta has to mastermind a revival or potentially face being axed.