Di Canio predicts Juventus will finish season in 2nd place instead of Milan or Napoli

Paolo Di Canio has warned Milan and Napoli that Juventus are currently the best equipped side to finish the 2025-26 Serie A season in second place now that they have just a three-point deficit to make up heading into the final five matches of the campaign. 

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Di Canio predicts Juventus will overtake Milan and Napoli before the end of the season

Juventus solidified their position in fourth place over the weekend following their 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday night. That result means that they are now five points clear of both Como and Roma in fifth and sixth place respectively and now only three points behind Milan and Napoli in second and third. 

It has been a particularly impressive run of form under head coach Luciano Spalletti, who has now picked up 16 points from his last six matches in the league. 

Di Canio, speaking as an analyst on Sky Sport on Sunday evening, explained that Spalletti is perhaps Juventus’s ‘best signing’ of the last five years and feels that he is the main reason why the Bianconeri could finish the season in second place. 

“They’re the team that is best off, more than Napoli and Milan in terms of what we’ve seen over the last few games,” Di Canio said. “They look to me like a group that wants to express themselves, who follow their coach with conviction.

“Spalletti has conveyed a clear message: No excessive pressure, but awareness of the importance of the shirt and the path that needs to be built.

“He’s the best arrival over the last five years. He’s made a clear imprint, not just from a tactical point of view, but most importantly in terms of mentality.”