Having enjoyed a relatively commendable start to the season after winning promotion to the top flight, Juventude now find themselves in a precarious position heading into the final straight.

They have failed to win any of their last seven Brasileiro outings, picking up just four points in that time and dropping to 18th spot as a result.

Such a run saw manager Marquinhos Santos dismissed in October, and new boss Jair Ventura seems to have, at least, improved Juve's resilience.

In his two games in charge, the side have played out consecutive goalless draws, holding Ceara and Bahia to earn valuable points, but they will know they need victories to avoid the drop.



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在赢得升入顶级联赛后，尤文图德享受了一个相对值得称赞的赛季开局，现在他们发现自己在通往决赛的道路上处于一个危险的位置。

在过去的七场对阵巴西利亚的比赛中，他们没有赢得任何一场，只拿到了4分，结果跌到了第18名。

这样的表现使得主教练桑托斯在10月被解雇，而新主帅文图拉似乎至少提高了尤文的韧性。

在他执教的两场比赛中，球队连续无球平局，塞阿拉和巴伊亚获得了宝贵的积分，但他们知道他们需要胜利才能避免失利。