Turin: Veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini has urged Juventus to recover their defensive solidity as he vowed not to concede a goal in their crucial match against Serie A leaders Napoli away on Friday.
Six-times defending champions Juventus are third in the Serie A table, with 34 points from 14 matches. Napoli have 38 points from same number of matches as they stand two points clear of Inter Milan.
Though Chiellini said that the record Italian football champions reach their level of play in the latter part of the season, he felt that this campaign, they are “missing something” as they have conceded 14 goals so far.
In the entire Serie A 2016-17 season, they had conceded 27 goals.
“The goals that we have conceded aren’t down to individual mistakes, or an area of the team, it’s because we’re missing something. Now we want to leave the San Paolo without conceding a single goal, that would be a very important sign of strength,” Chiellini said.
“We are all aware of the importance of Friday’s match. We have a lot of respect for Napoli, and we want to demonstrate to everyone that we have the desire to still be on top come May. The league doesn’t end after Friday, but a defeat would be difficult to digest.”
– IANS
