After 11 Serie A rounds, Juventus have struck the woodwork eight times. That is the joint-highest total in the league, alongside Inter. The Bianconeri have also yet to be awarded a league penalty. These figures, highlighted by Tuttosport, capture how often Luciano Spalletti’s team have come close to scoring, but they do not on their own explain the side’s inconsistent results.
Eight woodwork strikes in eleven matches
Across the division, teams have hit the posts or crossbar 75 times. Juventus and Inter lead with eight each, followed by Roma on seven, with Como and Fiorentina on six. Udinese are the only team still on zero. Francisco Conceição and Nico González have each struck the woodwork twice for Juventus, placing both among the league’s repeat contributors to this unusual statistic.
The sequence started on opening day against Frosinone, when Pierre Kalulu was denied by the frame. Juventus then hit the woodwork twice against Parma, through Conceição and Nico González; González subsequently scored from the rebound. Conceição had another effort come back off the post against Milan, while González hit the crossbar against Sassuolo.
Some of the later incidents were even more striking. Against Cagliari, Randal Kolo Muani sent a close-range attempt against the crossbar at a moment when he might have completed a turnaround. Teun Koopmeiners hit the bar against Genoa, with the ball dropping near the goal line. Juan Cabal supplied the eighth incident against Napoli in a match Juventus went on to win. The importance of each moment varies: not every shot against the frame cost points, and a few occurred in victories.
No penalties awarded — or conceded
There is a second zero to consider. Juventus have been awarded no penalties in Serie A, but none have been given against them either. The league has seen 24 spot-kicks awarded over the same period. Bologna, Lazio and Monza have received three each. SportMediaset’s wider breakdown shows Roma, Torino and Fiorentina are also among clubs without a penalty in their favour, so Juventus are not alone in that category.
The disputed João Mário handball inside the area against Fiorentina has renewed the debate. Tuttosport argues that Juventus should have received a penalty for that incident. This is an assessment of one refereeing decision, however, and should not be confused with proof that the overall pattern reflects systematic errors.
What the latest match tells us
The official Lega Serie A report records that Juventus came from behind twice in Florence to draw 2-2. Nick Woltemade and Gleison Bremer scored, while goalkeeper David De Gea also stopped dangerous efforts from Cabal and Woltemade. The league confirms Juventus sit seventh on their own after the match and, according to Tuttosport, are six points away from the Champions League places. In that situation a narrow miss naturally feels important, yet a shot hitting the bar is not necessarily a guaranteed lost goal.
Spalletti offered a wider explanation in comments published by the club after the game. He pointed to a lack of consistency and spells when his team surrender the initiative rather than taking control. The woodwork tally suggests Juventus are creating threatening attempts. Turning those moments into points also depends on finishing quality, game management and the ability to sustain pressure. Luck is part of the picture, not the complete diagnosis.
Further context comes from Lega Serie A’s official match report, the comments published by Juventus and SportMediaset’s league-wide statistics.
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Source: Tuttosport