Luciano Spalletti believes Juventus can still mount a Serie A title challenge despite sitting seventh in the standings, as the former Italy boss explained on Friday why he accepted a short-term deal to rescue the struggling side.

The 66-year-old was appointed coach until the end of the season on Thursday following Igor Tudor's dismissal after an eight-match winless streak across all competitions.

Juve are six points adrift of Serie A leaders Napoli, who Spalletti famously guided to their first Scudetto in 33 years, and he insisted he would not have signed an eight-month contract if he did not see potential for silverware.

"I hope to be able to get back into the Scudetto race, why not? In fact, that's what we were talking about yesterday with the players in the dressing room," Spalletti

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