Juventus were held to a second straight Serie A draw on Sunday, but boss Andrea Pirlo is unconcerned ahead of facing Barcelona in the Champions League.
Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo said he was unworried about Barcelona after the Bianconeri were held to another draw in Serie A on Sunday.
Barcelona Champions League clash will be a different game, says Pirlo
Juve needed a 77th-minute equaliser from Dejan Kulusevski to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona, who went ahead through Andrea Favilli.
The Serie A champions are winless in two consecutive league games against Verona for the first time since 1989 as Juve moved onto nine points through five games.
Juve host Barça in the Champions League on Wednesday, but Pirlo was unfazed, saying he expected a different type of game.
"No, I am not worried ahead of Barcelona, because they're two completely different games, with two different styles of play," the Juve head coach told a news conference.
"As I said earlier, Atalanta like Verona play in a completely different way compared to Barcelona, therefore when you play against this kind of team it's a kind of game of its own.
"You have to try and do certain things, which we tried to do during the game."
The result left Juve three points behind leaders Milan, who host Roma on Monday.
Pirlo "can only see positive things" for Juventus future
But Pirlo, who only took charge in August, is remaining upbeat about the direction his side are heading in.
"No, I am not worried [about the draws] because we are under construction," he said. "Of course, we're sorry we're dropping points along the way, but we're on the right path and we are building a long-term project.
"It's only the fifth game we play together and for our future I can only see positive things."
playa7
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Pirlo knows if any team is going through a slump, best way to get them going is to make them play Barca. Look how Madrid have bounced back.
MANDY92
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Pirlo is not worried bcus he knew that Camp Nou PILLOW is good enough for him to rest his head on.
Chelsea☆4☆Ever
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they're plan is to tell de ligt to stop messi like this cause you know var won't give a penalty
Ronesh17
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juve's problem is still their midfield, there are too many wayward passes from rabiot, bernadeschi . even the goal is conceded came from bernadeschi's poor pass. there isn't a good coordination between the midfield and fullbacks. cuadrado too gave away too many silly passes. Dybala also not in his great touch, he still needs some time. Morata is really joy to watch, he hold the ball well and released it perfectly for others, a well deserved assist for kulusevski's goal. they should go with this formation against Barcelona
BJL7
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This is the best formation for winning Barcelona