Juventus crashes down to sixth
Juventus's Champions League qualification hopes were dealt a blow as it suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium.
The Bianconeri headed into their final home game of the Serie A campaign knowing a win may well be enough to secure their place in the top four, or all but ensure it.
However, Juve was unable to get the job done against a Fiorentina team with little but pride to play for.
Luciano Spalletti's team must now beat rival Torino next week, and hope for results elsewhere to go its way, if it is to qualify for the Champions League, as this defeat, combined with wins for Napoli, AC Milan, Roma and Como, sent the Bianconeri down to sixth place.
Against the run of play, Cher Ndour put Fiorentina ahead in the 34th minute with a cute finish from a tight angle, after excellent play from Manor Solomon.
Weston McKennie saw a goal disallowed for a foul on Luca Ranieri, before former Fiorentina star Dusan Vlahovic thought he had restored parity midway through the second half.
However, a VAR review spotted that Vlahovic had strayed offside. While the referee consulted the pitchside monitor, he also brandished a straight red card to Fiorentina defender Ranieri, who by that point had been subbed off, for foul and abusive language.
Fiorentina made its reprieve count, with Rolando Mandragora curling a sublime strike into the top-left corner to leave Juve's top-four hopes hanging by a thread.
