Juventus draw at Fiorentina, Spalletti warns on doubt

Luciano Spalletti used Juventus's 2-2 draw at Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on 2026-11-08 to make his point very quickly. Juventus fell behind within four minutes to a Mateo Pellegrino header, recovered through Nick Woltemade's first Serie A goal, and still left with their coach talking about confidence, continuity and doubt rather than the point itself.

Spalletti's warning after the Franchi draw

“We tend to drown in a glass of water sometimes, and lose confidence in the way we play,” Spalletti said after the match. He added that Juventus “can’t seem to be consistent throughout a match” and that they are “not showing a level of football worthy of something important.”

Those comments fit the run they are in. Juventus are seventh in Serie A with 18 points from 11 matches and a goal difference of +3. Their 18-point return is their worst Serie A start at this stage since 15 points in 2021/22 under Max Allegri.

The attacking signs and the late dispute

The encouraging bit for Juventus came in attack. Woltemade scored in the 32nd minute and Randal Kolo Muani provided the assist, while Spalletti said Kolo Muani was better and could be used “anywhere” in his current condition. Pierre Kalulu also gave some support to the late controversy, saying the ball seemed to have been handled before VAR told Juventus there was no deflection.

Alieu Njie restored Fiorentina's lead in the 54th minute before Gleison Bremer levelled again in the 66th from a Douglas Luiz corner. Juventus also had a late penalty appeal rejected for a potential Joao Mario handball offence, and Spalletti said, “I didn’t need a replay, I already saw it on the pitch.”

The handball debate will keep running, but Spalletti made clear that he sees a bigger problem. Juventus reacted twice at the Franchi, yet the same lapses keep showing up, and their coach is now talking more about standards than scorelines after Fiorentina vs Juventus.