Serie A: Juventus bid to end eason on a high note against Udinese

TURIN: Juventus will look to end its season on a positive note by winning at Udinese on Sunday to give itself a chance of qualifying for the Europa League, with the legal issues that have plagued the club throughout the season now behind them.Juve will pay a fine of 718,000 euros ($790,374.40) and will not challenge last month’s 10-point penalty following a settlement reached on Tuesday with Italy’s football authorities over payments to players and the club’s accounts.

With the settlement, the Turin club aim to clear the slate with the game’s regulators before the end of the Serie A season and provide clarity for their future.

There will be no further points deducted for this term after the 10 Juve were docked last month in a separate football case regarding the club’s player transfers.

Despite the points deduction, Juventus still secured a European spot but missed out on Champions League qualification.

With one round of matches left, Max Allegri’s men have 59 points in the seventh spot, which brings Conference League qualification. Atalanta and AS Roma are in the Europa League spots on 61 and 60 points respectively.

Under pressure after a lacklustre season, Allegri needs a win and favourable results elsewhere to secure a spot in the Europa League. Juve’s mid-table opponents Udinese have nothing at stake and are on a three-match losing streak.

“This year they took everything away from us, let’s hope that next year we’ll start better,” Allegri said after the 1-0 loss against AC Milan on Sunday. IANS

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