Pirlo ensures Juventus will not give up the fight for Scudetto

scored twice as

strolled to a 3-0 home win over bottom side

in Serie A on Monday, with the victory taking the champions up to third in the table.

Juventus were a little sluggish and nervous to get going but they were helped by the goals before the break.

“We started a bit nervous, maybe the last defeats had made us nervous,”

Pirlo

told Sky Sport Italia.

“Then the goals helped us and gave us peace of mind.

“The rest we managed well. The start was not the best, the important thing was to bring home the three points.”

The win against Crotone ensured Juve climbed from sixth to third in the table and onto 45 points, eight behind leaders

with a game in hand and Pirlo continues the fight for the league title.

“All those behind Inter are antagonists, we are one of them and we will fight until the end.”

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