Thiago Motta spoke very highly of Teun Koopmeiners during his pre-match press conference, as Juventus prepare to take on the Duthcman’s former employers Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.Koopmeiners

Taking responsibility for bad results is a good thing, but Juventus boss Thiago Motta took it entirely too far after his team was dumped from the Champions League and Coppa Italia in the same week. Serie A seems lost,

Thiago Motta is under growing pressure at Juventus following The Old Lady’s exit to Empoli in the Coppa Italia quarter final. The Bianconeri lost to the Tuscan side on penalties after the game finished 1-1 after extra time.

The 34-year-old was one of the club’s most consistent performers in recent seasons, rising to the club’s rescue on several occasions. However, he didn’t have a place in the new project led by Cristiano Giuntoli and Motta.

Thiago Motta might have only one solution left to stay on as Juventus coach. After two successive eliminations in the space of a week the pressure is on for Juventus to secure a top-four finish in Serie A and a spot in next season’s Champions League.

Thiago Motta finds himself in a precarious position after another elimination, but for now, he still has the backing of Juventus management. The Bianconeri are going through a rough patch. After their Champions League Round of 16 exit against PSV Eindhoven (2-1,

March 2 (Reuters) - Juventus suffered a shock Coppa Italia defeat which has left its mark on the club, but they now want to use their anger to help them earn maximum points from their Serie A game against Hellas Verona, manager Thiago Motta said on Sunday.

The performance of the bianconero team is not what was expected, and the Italo-Brazilian coach has one foot out of the club.

Thiago Motta spoke very highly of Teun Koopmeiners during his pre-match press conference, as Juventus prepare to take on the Duthcman’s former employers Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday.