Juventus crisis worse than expected- Mancini

Roberto Mancini has admitted he is surprised by
Juventus' poor start to the season as the reigning
champions trail Inter by 10 points.

Inter coach Roberto Mancini has admitted that
Juventus' underwhelming start to the season has caught him by
surprise, even though he did expect them to endure some
difficulties after losing a number of key players.

Arturo Vidal, Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez all left Juventus
Stadium ahead of the 2015-16 campaign after playing key roles
in their success last term and the Turin giants have struggled to
cope with their departure.

The reigning Serie A champions have collected just five points
from their opening six fixtures and currently sit 15th in the Serie
A table, trailing leaders Fiorentina and Inter by 10 points.

"I did not expect Juventus to have such a bad start," Mancini
told Il Messaggero.

"Of course, it was to be expected that they would have a difficult
start after losing key men such as Pirlo, Tevez and Vidal. You
know that would have its effect, but I did not expect this.
"But Juventus remain Scudetto contenders for me once they get
back on track, together with Roma and Napoli.

"Our goal remains to finish in the top three and return to the
Champions League.

"The Scudetto? We cannot rule anything out..."