Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri insists there's no need to panic after their disappointing 2-1 defeat at home to Palermo.

"This is a difficult moment, but we want to fight back and have everything needed to do that. The lads did all they could," said Ranieri.

"It is a defeat that hurts us deeply and we wanted the victory. It wasn't easy to play with 10 men, but I don't want to seek excuses."

Alessandro Del Piero had equalised Fabrizio Miccoli's opener after the dismissal, but 19-year-old Levan Mchedlidze grabbed the winner late on with his first Serie A goal.

"We actually did more than Palermo in the second half when they had the extra man, but our opponents deserve credit for striking on the counter-attack. It was a static encounter."

There has been newspaper talk that Ciro Ferrara is ready to take over, as the 'old guard' is turning against its Coach.

"The veterans are not against me, as was written in the papers. Having said that, the results do not back us up either."