Juventus coach Max Allegri has urged calm after their defeat to Sassuolo.

After an impressive season start, Juve were brought back to earth with the loss.

Allegri, ahead of facing Lecce, said, “We have Danilo, there's Szczesny and then Alex Sandro, even if he is injured now. Rugani himself has grown a lot. We've lost in experience compared to last year, but gained in speed and light-heartedness.

“We must continue to work with balance, knowing that difficult situations like Saturday can happen. But Saturday's were individual situations rather than team situations.

“We can only grow, but it's normal that if we don't have internal balance, we start to go on a rollercoaster ride and this mustn't happen.

“We must have the desire and the will to get maximum results. There is great pressure and a great sense of responsibility. The guys must remain calm, choices have been made for the present and the future of the club.

“Inter, Napoli and Milan are the three teams above the others. Inter are proving that they deserve first place in the table, and we must be good to fight for the top four places, it would be an important result without setting ourselves limits.

“When you reopen a cycle playing in the Champions League is very important, getting into the top four is decisive from all points of view."