Two not that serious injuries ruined this team.
1. Chiellini picked up his usual springtime injury (nobody could've predict it, right?). He was fundamental in the 3:0 win against Atletico, as he was the main figure in both defense and the back line of the midfield of that hybrid 3-5-2 formation Max invented. Without him this formation became unavailable to Allegri.
2. CR7 decided to return to his national team, got injured too, and even though that injury didn't look serious, it turned out to be serious enough to kick him out of his shape.
Add to this unavailability of Costa, and unreliability of Berna and Dybala, and you have nothing to be optimistic about before this game.
Once we saw the starting eleven, we all knew what was about to happen. And it was an unpleasant surprise to have realized that Max hadn't even tried to be inventive this time.