Juventus coach Max Allegri has warned the club is now going through a transition.

Juve are now out of the title race, but Allegri defended his players.

He said, “One team cannot always win the title. Juve had an extraordinary nine years. Now there has been a generational change, the average age of the team has dropped. The path is sustainable for the club's demands.

“It is important to qualify for the Champions League every year. For Italian football, the Champions League, for many teams it is 30% of the turnover, however, for Juventus it will be 20%. You have to get into it, but it's not easy.

“In Italy there are always seven or eight teams fighting for the Champions League. Roma are back in the fight, Napoli are there. Bologna are the surprise.

“We need to take one step at a time to qualify for the Champions League. We tried to fight, then this month we lost the Scudetto, but the team are growing.

“We have players who need to play important matches. In two three four years we'll have Fagioli, Miretti, Yildiz, Iling… they are all young players.

“Vlahovic was born in 2000, Cambiaso the same. We have a fleet of players who must play important matches, this is the only way to grow. I believe Juve have an important future."