Pirlo Remains Bullish About Juve’s Title Aspirations
Andrea Pirlo insists Juventus have not given up hope of winning a tenth straight Serie A title despite a considerable gap between themselves and leaders Inter Milan.
The champions go into Tuesday’s outstanding game against Spezia third on the league table and ten points behind Antonio Conte’s men.
Juventus have won the Italian top flight in each of the last nine seasons but face a fight to keep hold of their crown this term.
Victory over the Serie A newcomers will take the Old Lady seven points behind Inter with 14 games remaining and Pirlo is adamant his side can still be crowned champions come the end of the season.
"I wouldn't say we can chase the Scudetto if I didn't know that the team thinks so too," Pirlo told a media conference on Monday.
"I know the lads believe it, they train well and want to go back to winning the title and this makes me feel comfortable.
"We don't look at who is above us or behind us, we concentrate on ourselves. The goal must remain the same. There are many games and as long as there's room to recover, we will be there.
"The initial goal was to win them all, we know we lost a few points, but that is in the past. We have to look to the future and the future is Spezia."
The former AC Milan midfielder added on his opponents: "Spezia are proving to be up for Serie A, having a great championship."
"They have achieved great results against the big teams too. It will be a difficult match.
"It will be an important match for us and we must continue to fight for the Scudetto. We will have to play an intense game from the first minute.
"We know we have been caught on four occasions, but each match was different. We have analysed the mistakes made and we will try to avoid repeating them."
