Dan Bernstein
23:02 BST 23/05/2021
The Turin giants avoided catastrophe by qualifying for the Champions League on the final day of the Serie A season
Giorgio Chiellini said Juventus players were happy for first-year manager Andrea Pirlo after qualifying for the Champions League on Sunday with a win over Bologna. The veteran defender considers Pirlo's job "not easy" and believes some of the criticism levied on the boss has been harsh.
The Bianconeri were on the brink of missing the top four before a run of three straight victories to close the campaign narrowly put them back in Europe's top competition. Chiellini admitted that a couple of weeks ago he thought a Champions League berth was an "impossible result to achieve" - which has only added to the sense of satisfaction the team feels now.