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

Empoli knocked Juventus out of the Coppa Italia with a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout win after a 1-1 draw in regular time, leaving coach Thiago Motta ashamed by the Bianconeri's shock exit.

With the debate over Thiago Motta's Juventus future heating up in recent weeks, Antonio Cassano has chosen sides.

Juventus lost 4-2 on penalties at home to Empoli after a 1-1 draw in the Coppa Italia quarter-final on Wednesday.

Juventus manager Thiago Motta expressed concern over his side's inconsistency in front of goal after their hard-fought 1-0 win at lowly Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.

After crashing out of two competitions in the space of a week, Juventus manager Thiago Motta is now standing on shaky ground.

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.

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,

Juventus and Thiago Motta have received some words of encouragement from the ever-so-classy Wojciech Szczesny.

Juventus has signed several new players in the last two transfer windows due to Thiago Motta's influence as their manager.

Whenever Juventus underperforms, some of their players are criticised by the media, while Thiago Motta tends to take most of the blame.