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THE FEBRUARY CURSE: WHY JUVENTUS AND LUCIANO SPALLETTI SUFFER THE SAME ANNUAL WINTER COLLAPSE
Juventus is in crisis: Discover why the February meltdown is back as Como secures a historic double over Spalletti’s tired squad.
Here we go again, Juventus and their annual February meltdown. At this point, it’s practically tradition. We’ve seen it under Max Allegri, it rolled on with Thiago Motta, and now Luciano Spalletti’s caught the bug too.
In my business, they say three times makes a trend.
Well, here it is, and I can’t stand it.
Saturday at the Allianz Stadium just piled on more misery. The Bianconeri went behind early, thanks in part to another big mistake from Michele Di Gregorio, and then just sort of stumbled through the rest of the match, looking half-asleep. Como, missing Nico Paz, barely broke a sweat as they wrapped up their 2-0 win with half an hour left. Honestly, they looked miles better than Spalletti’s crew.
Add this to Como’s win over Juve back in October, the one that pretty much put Igor Tudor on the chopping block, and you’ve got a bit of history. Como hasn’t beaten Juventus twice in a season since the 1950s. Now they have.
So yeah, the February crash-out is alive and well.
Look anywhere around Juventus right now; it’s just bad news. They’ve let in 15 goals over their last five games. Zero wins in that stretch. They’re not winning; they’re not even playing well. Outside of a brief spark against Inter and a little fight after falling behind to Galatasaray, whatever energy Spalletti tried to inject into this team has burned out faster than one of Sarri’s cigarettes.
They look dead on their feet. Tired, flat, and just completely out of gas. The squad’s thin; Spalletti leans on the same guys every week, so maybe it’s not so shocking they’re falling apart as the season drags on.
Still, it’s hard to believe how fast it’s all gone south.
Not just this game, but the whole vibe. A month ago, people were saying Juve was playing some of the best football in Serie A. Now? Nobody knows what to call what we’ve seen these last few weeks.
Even the bright spots, few as they are, seem dull. Kenan Yildiz, for example, has carried this team for so long, but you can see the toll it’s taken. He’s just a kid, after all. Como figured it out: shut down Yildiz, and the rest of the team can’t do much. They fouled him over and over six times in just over 80 minutes, and honestly, it felt like more. Como never let him breathe, and as a result, Juventus barely made a peep all afternoon.
Yeah, the shot stats say the teams were even, but that’s just numbers. Juve finished with 0.70 xG, and a third of that came from a Loïs Openda shot that Como’s keeper saved without breaking a sweat. That pretty much says it all: Juventus offered nothing close to the kind of pressure they were showing just a few weeks back.
Spalletti talked before the match about wanting a response after what happened in Istanbul. Instead, we got more of the same stuff we saw in the second half against Galatasaray.
You don’t need to be a calcio expert to see this isn’t what he had in mind.
Maybe it’s a blessing Spalletti’s bald, because games like this would have him tearing his hair out if he had any left.
Honestly, I want off this ride. It’s miserable. It was ugly in 2024, it was ugly last season, and it’s still ugly now.
Until Juventus shows us something different, this is just who they are when February rolls around.
THE GREAT DIVIDE: INTER MILAN PULL 10 POINTS CLEAR AS JUVENTUS FACE TOP-FOUR COLLAPSE
Inter Milan is running away with it! Discover how they moved 10 points clear while Juventus suffered a historic home loss to Como.
Inter Milan didn’t need to be flashy on Saturday. Two late goals from substitutes Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Manuel Akanji were enough for a 2-0 win at Lecce, and with that, Inter stretched its Serie A lead to 10 points.
Both guys only came on for the final half hour. Mkhitaryan found himself wide open at the back post and tucked away Federico Dimarco’s corner in the 75th minute. Akanji finished the job, heading in from another corner just seven minutes later.
“We knew they’d run out of gas in the second half, so we kept pushing,” Mkhitaryan said.
Dimarco thought he’d scored right after halftime, but VAR wiped it out. Marcus Thuram was offside. He almost scored again, only for Lecce to clear his shot off the line. But in the end, he set up Akanji’s goal from the corner.
Inter had to make do without Lautaro Martínez and Hakan Çalhanoğlu.
“Sometimes we’re brilliant in big games, and sometimes not,” Akanji said afterwards. “But there’s only one Inter. Sure, we lost to Bodø/Glimt last time in the Champions League, but we’re still the same team, and we can do great things.”
That 3-1 defeat to Bodø/Glimt hangs over them, with the Norwegian underdogs coming to Milan for the second leg on Tuesday.
Saturday’s win makes it seven in a row in the league for Inter, now 10 points ahead of AC Milan, who play Parma on Sunday.
Juventus’ rough patch continues.
Things just keep getting worse for Juventus. After a 5-2 hammering at Galatasaray in the Champions League playoffs, they lost again, this time 2-0 at home to Como, and their Champions League hopes are fading fast.
Como took the lead early. Mërgim Vojvoda scored with a shot Michele Di Gregorio really should’ve kept out, after Weston McKennie lost the ball in midfield. The home crowd let Juve know how they felt with whistles at halftime, and it didn’t get any better after the break.
Lucas da Cunha broke through and teed up Maxence Caqueret for Como’s second in the 61st minute.
That’s three straight losses for Juventus in all competitions. They haven’t won in five games.
“We made too many mistakes, and most of our problems were our own doing,” coach Luciano Spalletti admitted. “The pressure got to us. The quality’s still there, but right now, we’re not showing it. We’re missing a bit of unity, a bit of grit. We need to step up.”
Juve stays fifth, a point behind Roma, who face Cremonese on Sunday. Como sits sixth, just a point behind Juventus. Only the top four teams get a Champions League spot.
In Saturday’s late game, Cagliari and Lazio played out a goalless draw. Cagliari’s Yerry Mina picked up a second yellow late on for a tactical foul just outside the box.
SANTIAGO CASTRO SCORES AGAIN AS BOLOGNA CLINCHES BACK-TO-BACK AWAY VICTORIES
Bologna takes a 1-0 lead! Discover how Santiago Castro’s "maturity" and an early goal stunned Brann in icy Europa League action.
Vincenzo Italiano couldn’t say enough good things about Santiago Castro after Bologna’s 1-0 win away at Brann in the Europa League play-off. “Tonight, I saw a really mature performance,” he said.
Bologna couldn’t have asked for a better start in Bergen’s icy weather. Castro caught everyone off guard with a sharp, angled shot that slipped past the keeper just nine minutes in.
They had chances to add more; Orsolini and Dallinga both forced good saves. On the other end, Skorupski had to pull off a tricky double stop when Brann finally threatened.
For Italiano, this felt like a turning point. “We had to adapt; there was no way around it. We knew it’d be tough, so we checked the pitch last night, even in the dark,” he told Sky Sport Italia. When they arrived from Italy on Wednesday, the floodlights weren’t even on for their media duties.
“We couldn’t do much more than that. No sense risking injuries. We got the win, but it’s just a one-goal advantage.”
He’s already looking ahead to the return leg at the Dall’Ara. Hopefully, we do better at home. Honestly, every time we play there lately, it feels like we’re cursed.”
That away win gives Bologna a solid edge heading into Thursday’s second leg.
Things weren’t looking great for them at the start of 2026. Just two wins in fourteen matches – it was rough. Now, after beating Torino 2-1 away in Serie A and tonight’s win, they finally have some momentum.
“These two wins gave us a boost. It’s tough keeping your spirits up when you’re losing all the time and playing every three days. It chips away at the confidence you’ve built up,” Italiano said.
“Tonight, the team played with real maturity. I hope this becomes our standard. Start with the right attitude, and stay focused. We’re not giving up as many chances now, and that’s the difference. We have to keep that up.”
Castro’s on fire too; he’s scored in three straight games and made a point of celebrating with his coach tonight.
“Santi brings something special. He’s hungry. You see it at every training session, every minute he’s on the pitch. He’s even talking football on the bus,” Italiano said.
“It’s a joy to work with young players who are this hungry and willing to help the team. I’m thrilled he’s scoring consistently now.
“He’s so mature for his age. As a centre-forward, he sacrifices a lot for the team off the ball. I always tell him that hard work pays off. Just keep at it.”
Back in November, when these teams faced off in the group stage, it finished 0-0. Bologna had more chances, even with ten men for over an hour. That draw stung; they barely missed out on direct qualification for the Europa League Round of 16.
“We played a tough match against Torino last week because we couldn’t afford another slip-up,” Italiano said.
“These guys showed focus, grit, and a willingness to sacrifice. That's all I want from now until the end of the season. We’ve paid dearly for mistakes and slipped in the Serie A standings, but we can turn things around, especially at home.”
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