Igor Tudor is formally under scrutiny following the first loss of the season at the hands of Como, although Juventus had been creaking and racking up draws for a while. The result of the next two or three matches will determine whether or not he will get the ax, Sky informs.

The brass doesn’t expect miracles from the Real Madrid clash in the Champions League. Though, they want to see improvements versus Lazio or Udinese, or they might pull the plug. They haven’t made the call or contacted other coaches at this stage, but they have started to give serious consideration to an early coaching change.

Some out-of-the-box solutions could be in the cards if Tudor were sacked, as Juventus have appointed a foreign director, Damien Comolli, who has his own MO and network. According to Tuttomercatoweb, the most likely replacement would be Luciano Spalletti, Roberto Mancini, or Raffaele Palladino.

The first two are the most decorated coaches on the market. The last one is an up-and-comer already familiar with the team, like their current boss.

Our Take on Juventus and Tudor

They’ll have no choice if they feel that the boss has lost the handle on the situation and the pulse of the locker room. The rah-rah speeches only go so far if there’s not a sound game plan to lean on. Their early fighting spirit hasn’t been there in the last couple of matches. The switch to a four-man line shouldn’t be a ding on the manager’s resume, as it was almost necessary after Gleison Bremer got hurt and how they had fared beforehand. However, the fact that it didn’t improve their balance in the midfield is.