Juventus 1 – Hellas Verona 1: Initial reaction and random observations

Q: What was the final score of the Juventus vs Hellas Verona match?

The final score was 1-1, with Juventus unable to secure a win against the relegated Hellas Verona.

Q: How many shots did Juventus take against Hellas Verona?

Juventus took a total of 29 shots during the match against Hellas Verona.

Q: What does the draw against Hellas Verona mean for Juventus' standings?

The draw leaves Juventus in a precarious position, as they risk losing their fourth-place standing in Serie A if Roma wins their next match.

Q: Who scored Juventus' goal in the match against Hellas Verona?

Dusan Vlahovic scored Juventus' goal with a free kick in the 62nd minute.

TURIN, ITALY - MAY 03: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus tment during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Hellas Verona FC at Allianz Stadium on May 03, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Image Photo Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images So much of Juventus’ first four games out the March international break was about them taking advantage of the opportunity right in front of them. They got the help from other teams who were playing their direct rivals for fourth place, *and* they got the result to take care of their own business as they quickly flipped the entire situation in their favor after things looked so bleak heading into the break. The last two games, though? Not as great — and especially this time. Juventus lined up against a Hellas Verona team on Sunday that had known for the past 48 hours that it was officially relegated to Serie B. But when it comes to that, you wouldn’t have known. Not because Hellas Verona were all that great during their last trip to Turin for at least one season. Instead, it was because Juventus, a team that got more help from Napoli the day before in their scoreless draw against Como, looked about as ineffective in front of goal as we’ve seen in a good amount of time. It didn’t matter how many shots they actually had — oh, and they had plenty of chances! — it was because outside of Dusan Vlahovic’s free kick in the 62nd minute, Juventus were either frustrated by their own actions or what Lorenzo Montipò was doing in goal. The end result was a maddening 1-1 draw with the 19th-place team in Serie A, a club that has barely won since Christmas and have looked virtually inept in attack over the past couple of months. But leave it to Juventus, in a game that had virtually everybody thinking three points were the only thing that could come out of it, to both let the first-shot-on-goal curse strike again and fail to score much at all against a team that has been relegated and is one of the worst defenses in the league. It’s the kind of performance that has you seriously questioning whether they can finish in the top four even though they will still be in fourth place even if Roma beat on Monday night. But when they had the chance to pull even with Max Allegri’s on points and go into third on goal differential, Juventus went out and did whatever the hell you want to call their showing against Hellas Verona. (That’s also the second draw against Verona this season. Considering how bard they are, that’s not exactly something Juventus should be happy about both now and when the season is officially over.) Juventus finished with 29 shots against Hellas Verona. For much of the game, only a slim number of those were on frame, giving Montipò a relative reprieve despite all of the pressure directly in front of him. Outside of the Vlahovic free kick that tied the game and maybe gave us a momentary glimmer of hope for a win, Montipò looked awfully close to going fully Sorrento and keeping just about everything he had to save out of the goal. He got some pretty good defending in front of him, of course, but it also helped that Juventus were up to their usual (bad) tricks when it comes to try to break down an extremely low block and finishing like they were back in their first full day of training after a couple of weeks completely away from kicking a ball. It was the kind of performance you might excuse in the very early parts of the season. But when you’ve got the door open to move into third place *and* greatly improve your chances of qualifying for the Champions League in the final month of the season? Yeah, not so much. And to do all of this in front of your home fans, too? In the penultimate home fixture of the season? Not good. This is 100% a draw that feels like a loss. Juventus had room for error when it comes to their standing in fourth place, but you sure would have liked to see that still in play come the final couple weekends of the season when you’ve got Fiorentina and Torino on the schedule. Instead, that room for error is now basically gone and the final three games of the season now swing back to all being must-win so that Roma or Como don’t pip you right before the finish line arrives. This wasn’t Hellas Verona playing that much out of their mind that they snaked a point off Juventus. This was the same old song and dance we’ve seen from this club over the last few years — they just sometimes can’t help but be their own worst enemy at extremely important times. They dug their own hole against Hellas Verona on Sunday and they couldn’t figure a way fully out of it. You just can’t help but think of the alternative to what actually played out. Juventus could have been in third place with a win. Instead, they’re now going to be barely hanging on to fourth place if Roma beat Fiorentina. That is quite a swing for a team that just seemed to be doing so much right only a few weeks ago. The more things change … or something like that. I don’t know at this point. It’s hard to figure it all out.