Spalletti has become the third head coach on the bounce at the Turin titans who appears to lack the winning mentality expected at the Bianconeri.
Thiago Motta, prised from Bologna, drew too many matches after making a fabulous start into the ambitious Project Motta touted for three years. He lasted nine months, having lost the dressing room and fallen out with some of the club hierarchy. Fans also wanted him gone, so Juventus pulled the trigger.
One-time Juventus defender Igor Tudor was an uninspiring choice to bring in as a troubleshooter on a short-term basis. His one-dimensional tactics, which had never served him particularly well during a checkered coaching career in Serie A, made the Old Lady one of the most boring teams to watch in the Italian top tier during his seven-month tenure.
Tudor was not even second choice for Juventus in the summer. The Croatian played hard ball and, because he was the cheaper option compared to some big name managers, managed to secure a two-year deal as permanent manager.
That predicably ended in tears as like Motta he simply didn't want to lose matches, but lacked the nous to register victories. Tudor was given the boot by Juve for the second time, having previously been axed as assistant manager to Andrea Pirlo.
Spalletti has been installed as another quick-fix solution, but already the wheels are falling off. He collected a 2-1 triumph at Cremonese on his Juventus debut, in a game of the proverbial two halves.
Bianconeri's unwanted hat-trick
Since then Spalletti has overseen a hat-trick of draws by playing three defenders and leaving Dusan Vlahovic as the loan striker. Tactics that failed miserably for Tudor, and are going pear-shaped for the 66-year-old former Italy manager.
The Bianconeri were far superior to Sporting Lisbon for their Champions League clash, but were held 1-1 as their shooting skills were largely ineffective.
Back-to-back bore draws against Torino and Fiorentina, when Juventus have been toothless upfront, highlights an area where the Bianconeri must quickly improve or Spalletti could be shown the door before the end of the season.
Vlahovic is the sole source of goals from attack. Arkadiusz Milik has been sidelined with injuries for over a year, while summer signings Jonathan David and Lois Openda have failed to adapt to Serie A. Already Juve have decided to try and sell goal poacher David during the winter transfer window.
Spalletti's ill-fated stint as Azzurri head coach came crashing down when he started playing only one striker. Surely he has learned from that grave mistake as well as constantly playing the same tactics as Tudor.
Spalletti needs to shake things up
He is a versatile tactician, yet he is not veering from any change in his approach for four games at Juventus. The performances, with the exception of the Sporting Lisbon game, have been far from entertaining or eye-catching.
Confidence remains low, with Spalletti yet to lift the levels of motivation within the lightweight squad he has inherited. Unless tactical tweaks are made, then Juventus will continue to be predicable for opponents and punished.
Fiorentina, who have yet to win a Serie A match this term, went toe-to-toe with Juventus on Saturday. Only a fingertip save from Michele Di Gregorio onto the crossbar spared Spalletti his first Bianconeri defeat.
Spalletti fumed in his post-match conference: "We were too pedestrian in the first half, making mistakes we cannot afford to make. We need to perform at a higher level ... we absolutely need to raise the level.
“It was a difficult match against a side eager to react [to a new manager]. But we can do more than we did, we need to play a different kind of football.”
McKennie was only tactical switch
Tactical changes were expected after the international break, with American ace Weston McKennie introduced as a winger rather than play the aggressively-minded Portugal international Francisco Conceicao.
Kenan Yildiz, Juve's star player, was subdued against Fiorentina and virtually man-marked out of the game. The 20-year-old is on the radar of a plethora of European giants as contract extension talks have stalled.
Spalletti admitted: “We found him [Yildiz] too little. We kept the ball too often on the defensive perimeter, when we needed to skip a pass and play vertically.
"Yildiz was more central early on, then moved to the left, but we have to involve him more.”
The Turkish talent, who has been heavily linked to Premier League sides Arsenal and Chelsea, will surely only stay if Juventus are in the mix for silverware.
Juve are fallen giants, who no longer sport the cloak of invincibility. They are struggling to remain in contention for a top four Serie A finish, which would be enough to earn a Champions League berth next term.
Scudetto is an unrealistic aim for Juve
Yet Spalletti is claiming that the Bianconeri will be fighting for the Scudetto, which on the evidence of his three Serie A matches is an unrealistic goal. The squad seems threadbare, brimming with flops while players sold or loaned out last summer are enjoying an exceptional season away from Juventus.
The lucrative Champions League returns for Juve this week, and a trip to Norway to tackle Bodo/Glimt on artificial grass inside a stadium whose capacity is a little over 8,000 spectators.
Juve's Champions League campaign has mirrored their league form in terms of becoming draw specialists. There have been three stalemates and one defeat from four games, which has left the Old Lady languishing outside the positions to reach the knockout stages.
Bodo/Glimt kicked off their Champions League with back-to-back draws, but have since tasted defeat to Galatasaray and AS Monaco. Like Juventus, this is a must-win game for the Norwegian side although the tie screams out as a low-scoring draw.
Juventus on the brink of a crisis
For Spalletti to return from Scandinavia having chalked up another stalemate seems unthinkable, and would mean there is a crisis at the club.
A summer clear out was wanted by Tudor, but many of those transfer-listed couldn't find a suitor. With so many squad members seen as surplus to requirements, it is understandable why motivation is so low.
Even a top-notch coach like Spalletti appears unable to shake things up to make the former Italian giants highly competitive again.
Vlahovic needs a partner in crime upfront, with Yildiz the obvious solution as a false no9 or a traditional no10. Relying on out-of-form David and Openda is beyond the pale, the pair seem incapable of lifting their game for the Turin titans.
Until there are tactical tweaks and bringing through some of the youngsters, Juventus are going to stagnate and slip down the tables in both the Champions League and Serie A.