While some would have thought the international break would be the ideal time for a manager change, Juventus are sticking with Max Allegri for the time being.
The team’s form and results have hit new lows after a disheartening loss at Monza, which came on the heels of a disappointing Champions League exit against Benfica.
But even though the manager is still holding on to his job, the board’s decisions haven’t exactly been unanimous.
According to Corriere dello Sport, Allegri still has the backing of Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, but Pavel Nedved leads the opposition front.
As fans will recall, the vice president was behind the expulsion of the Livorno native in 2019 along with former sporting director Fabio Paratici.
Unfortunately, Maurizio Sarri’s experiment did not pay dividends. The club’s situation worsened with his successor Andrea Pirlo.
Eventually, the president decided to take matters into his own hands by calling his good friend Allegri, offering him a long and expensive contract in the process.
Agnelli therefore remains steadfast in defending his own choice, while chief executive Maurizio Arrivabene made it clear that sacking Allegri would be financially costly.
Additionally, the source reminds us that Agnelli has never used the ax against a manager over the course of the campaign since the start of his reign, and may not be willing to start now, at least if the situation doesn’t deteriorate further. between now and November.
