(Reuters) - After the 15-point deduction that plunged them from third to 10th place, Juventus have recalibrated their Serie A goal to snatching a European slot, and the possible return of Paul Pogba and Dusan Vlahovic against Monza on Sunday should help.
Juventus were on 37 points when the deduction for false accounting sent them sliding down to mid-table, leaving Italy's most successful club with practically no chance of catching runaway leaders Napoli.With 19 games left to play, they are still a hefty 14 points adrift of AS Roma, Inter Milan and Lazio, currently fifth, fourth and third respectively on 37 points, and 15 points behind second-placed AC Milan, who are all battling for a top-four finish and a spot in the Champions League.
"The players proved to be serious and responsible. Two days like these would have killed any other team," he told a post-match news conference.With Vlahovic and Pogba readying to return to action there could be two big comebacks in the Bianconeri camp for the clash against the 13th-placed Monza, who are only one point behind Juventus.
The Frenchman has yet to play a game this season while Vlahovic, who participated in the 2022 World Cup with Serbia, has not played for Juventus since their Champions League clash against Benfica in October.Struggling AC Milan host Sassuolo earlier on Sunday, hoping to end their five-game winless run in all competitions against a side hovering one place above the relegation zone.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli was furious after his side's humiliating 4-0 defeat at Lazio on Tuesday, where they conceded four minutes into the game, and said after the defeat that it was time to talk less and work more.
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