Former Juventus defender Fabio Cannavaro says the Bianconeri can still win the Scudetto this season, insisting Massimiliano Allegri s men have a chance in a four-man race for the title.
Cannavaro noted the slip-ups of Juventus rivals as a reason for his belief in his former club s chances, claiming it seems that nobody wants to win Serie A.
The legendary centre-back also demanded far-reaching changes across Italian football in response to the Azzurri s recent failure to reach this year s Qatar World Cup, but would not be drawn on talk he could replace Roberto Mancini as the national team s coach.
Juventus are six points behind leaders Milan with six games remaining, and narrowed the gap on their rivals over the weekend, beating Cagliari 2-1 before Milan drew 0-0 with Torino and Napoli lost 3-2 to Fiorentina.
Juventus have now won three consecutive away league games for the first time this season, and the 48-year-old, who left the club for Real Madrid after captaining Italy to World Cup glory in 2006, believes Allegri s men remain in the hunt.
It seems that nobody wants to win it, the 2006 Ballon D or winner said at an event in Tuscany. The feeling is that when there is the chance to make a difference, something always happens.
The championship is always open, anything can happen. Seeing the results of those ahead [of Juventus], it s a four-man race.
We know Juventus, they never give up, it is certainly a championship that can give us surprises.
It s a strange championship, when you have the chance to knock the others off [the top], nobody does. It s a championship that anyone can win, all four of them. If the results are [to continue like] these, it will be an interesting ending .
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If Juventus were to win the title, it would represent their 10th Scudetto in 11 years, and their sixth under the tutelage of Allegri.
Cannavaro was also asked about his country s second consecutive failure to qualify for the World Cup after Italy suffered a shock play-off defeat to North Macedonia last month.
It hurts, he said of the failure to reach Qatar. After 2006, we are no longer able to [have our] say at the World Cup, which has always seen us as protagonists.
Beyond this, this resignation to the fact that it has to be like this saddens me. It is a shame, there are generations [of Italians] that have not seen a final phase [of a World Cup].
We need to change quickly. I don t have the cure, I don t have the recipe, it s not up to me.
It [the Italian Football Federation] is an organisation that doesn t work. Before, the [Italian] teams went to Europe and commanded, we went to Champions League finals, now we haven t reached it for years.
It [talk of Cannavaro succeeding Mancini] is normal. You can t focus on one man, but on a system that has failed for too many years. I haven t heard from anyone.