Andrea Pirlo insisted Saturday he was calm about his job as Juventus coach as the Italian champions’ nine-year reign nears its finish.
Inter Milan are set to disclaim Juve a tenth consecutive crown with the Turin giants now battling for a Champions League spot.
“I’m calm regarding my work,” the 41-year-old former Italy World Cup winner told a press conference before Sunday’s league game at Udinese.
Inter can seal the ‘Scudetto’ this weekend, with Juventus sitting fourth, 13 points behind the leaders, with five games to play.
According to Italian press reports former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is set to return two years after being sacked.
A visit by John Elkann, CEO of Exor, the holding company of the Agnelli family which owns Juventus, to the team’s training ground this week fuelled speculation of changes.
“I talked to the owners the other day,” revealed Pirlo who took over final summer time.
“It’s not the primary time they’ve come, it has already occurred three or 4 occasions and we’ve talked about every thing.
“I’m calm about my job, about what I’ve to do.
“I’m not influenced by all these rumours.
“I’m centered on what I’ve to do and I’ve to deliver the group to the Champions League and attempt to win the Italian Cup.”
Meanwhile, Pirlo revealed his teenage son Niccolo had been a victim of on-line abuse, as sports bodies boycotted social media this weekend.
“I know what it means to be a public figure, I find nothing new in the insults from people hiding behind a keyboard,” he mentioned.
“I’m sorry for my son, as a result of he has nothing to do with this. I additionally defined to him to disregard it. This is a social drawback which we have to stamp out.”
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