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Juventus got back in the win column this past weekend after a midweek fixture in which they looked as bad as they have under their caretaker manager. But the fact that Juve are back in the top four is definitely not the biggest talking point coming out of the weekend.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the fact that Juve\u2019s young No. 10, Kenan Yildiz, was handed a straight red for a totally unnecessary elbow to Monza midfielder Alessandro Bianco\u2019s head right on the cusp of first-half stoppage time. It changed both how Juventus saw out the rest of Sunday\u2019s win over last-place Monza as well as likely means Yildiz will miss one or both of his team\u2019s next two games that will go a long way in determining if they finish in the top four or not.<\/p>\n
So, as much as Juve will have the slim advantage over Bologna in terms of table position this coming weekend after Monday\u2019s results, the Bianconeri will be without one of the best players as they head to the Renato Dall\u2019Ara for arguably their biggest remaining game of the season.<\/p>\n
And it was all just totally preventable \u2014 which makes it all the more disappointing and frustrating in regards to who did it and the context of how it\u2019s occurred. <\/p>\n
You can listen to Episode 283 of The Old Lady Speaks Podcast on your preferred podcasting platform or through the media player below:<\/p>\n