Joao Mario struggles at Juventus as Costa shines for Porto

DORTMUND, GERMANY – AUGUST 10: Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus celebrates scoring his group’s second aim with teammate Joao Mario throughout the pre-season pleasant match between Borussia Dortmund and Juventus FC at Sign Iduna Park on August 10, 2025 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photograph by Christof Koepsel/Getty Pictures)

Let’s be trustworthy: to date, this hasn’t been a profitable signing. Joao Mario has spent way more time on Juventus’ bench than on the pitch sporting a beginning shirt.

The warning indicators have been already there underneath Igor Tudor, who clearly wasn’t an awesome admirer of the Portuguese full-back.

After a handful of begins early on, Joao Mario rapidly slipped out of the coach’s plans. And issues have gone from dangerous to worse since Luciano Spalletti took cost.

Joao Mario struggles to settle at Juventus

As of mid-November, Joao Mario has performed lower than 350 minutes in whole, contributing only one help, within the Champions League, whereas Spalletti’s decisions have been clear.

Andrea Cambiaso continues to occupy each flanks relying on tactical wants, and even when he switches to the left, Joao Mario nonetheless doesn’t get the nod on the suitable.

The choice to dump Alberto Costa to make room for Joao Mario merely hasn’t paid off. Within the last stretch of his temporary Juventus spell, the Brazilian had began to settle in and discover rhythm – one thing the Portuguese has but to attain.

In the meantime, Costa’s expertise at Porto underneath Francesco Farioli is proving far more rewarding, whereas Joao Mario hardly ever options in Spalletti’s rotation and appears additional than ever from incomes an everyday position in Turin.

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