FLORENCE, ITALY – NOVEMBER 8: Gleison Bremer of Juventus scores the 2-2 goal during the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus at Stadio Artemio Franchi on November 8, 2026 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images) | Juventus FC via Getty Images Momentum is a fickle thing in sports. Sometimes it feels like it’s building, only for the team trying to ride it to crash back down to earth just when you were hoping it would give the team that final push.Juventus have had a horrible time trying to keep momentum going this year. They haven’t won consecutive league games since their first two games of the season, and anytime it looks like they’re getting themselves into a groove, something shakes them out of it.So it was on Sunday at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. After wins against Napoli and AZ Alkmaar this week, the hope was that Juve would maintain their winning ways against a relegation-threatened Fiorentina side and go into the next international break with a real head of steam. Instead, they trailed just four minutes into the match after a complete breakdown on a corner. They equalized before halftime, only to suffer another defensive brain fart to relinquish the lead again before leveling again off a corner.Ultimately the 2-2 result was probably about right given the way the two teams played. But Juve need to eventually build up some momentum if they’re to close the six-point gap between them and the top four — and right now they just don’t seem capable of doing it.Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Luciano Spalletti had another player added to the injury list coming into the game. Weston McKennie and Zeki Çelik returned to the squad after their minor knocks in recent weeks, but that was partially offset by Andrea Cambiaso joining Kenan Yildiz, Manuel Locatelli, Khéphren Thuram, Francisco Conceição, and Nico González. Spalletti went back to basics in this one, deploying a straight 4-4-2. Guglielmo Vicario anchored the formation, with Pierre Kalulu, Bremer, Jhon Lucumí, and Juan Cabal screening him in defense. McKennie, Douglas Luiz, Teun Koopmeiners, and Jérémie Boga made up the midfield line behind Randal Kolo Muani and Nick Woltemade.Fiorentina manager Paolo Vanoli was looking for a second straight victory over Juve as Fiorentina manager, having ruined their top four hopes in the penultimate match of the 2025-26 season. Marin Pongracic, Luca Ranieri, Fabiano Parisi and Arthur Atta were all out on the treatment table. Vanoli’s 4-2-3-1 was propped up by David De Gea at its base, with Álex Jiménez, Radu Dragusin, Viery, and João Mário arrayed in front of him. Cher Ndour and Christ Inao Oluaï played the midfield pivot, while Franco Mastantuono, Pedro Gonçalves, and Alieu Njie supported erstwhile Juve transfer target Mateo Pellegrino in attack.Juve came out of the gate looking strong, earning a pair of corners within minutes of the opening whistle, but Fioren
