Andrea Pirlo questions Juventus' 'attitude' after humiliating loss to Fiorentina

Defending Serie A champions Juventus arrived in game against Fiorentina as only second undefeated side in Europe, apart from current league leers AC Milan. But 'Old Ly' squandered opportunity to stay unbeaten after failing to survive Fiorentina's attacking prowess at Allianz Stium on Tuesday. Manr Andrea Pirlo was left frustrated after defeat as he lashed out at his players for ir attitude on field. 

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Juventus suffered a major setback in third minute of game when Franck Ribery provided a scintillating pass to Dusan Vlahovic, who netted opener. Pirlo's men h a forgettable night with furr pressure mounting on m after Juan Curo was sent off in 18th minute. 

Colombian midfielder was initially awarded a yellow card for catching Gaeta Castrovilli with his studs up. A replay of incident compelled referee to show a direct red, bringing down Juventus' strength to 10 men. In 76th minute, Sofyan Amrabat attempted a scintillating shot only to be blocked by Wojciech Szczęsny with Ribery playing it towards Cristia Biraghi. 

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Pirlo refuses to pin blame on Curo red card, slams Juventus' attitude 

Biraghi struck a shot at goal which was deflected by Alex Sandro, resulting in an own goal. Biraghi played a key role in third goal again when Martin Caceres fired in an open net to seal three points from tie, while also ending Juventus' unbeaten run in competition. 

Pirlo was frustrated with defeat and lashed at out at his players. He did t give credence to idea that Curo's red card h a detrimental impact on Serie A results. "In games before Christmas, it can happen when you have your mind on holidays. We were unfocused and could t recover", said manr after game while speaking to Sky Sports Italia.

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Juventus sit fourth in Serie A standings 

Pirlo also spoke on Curo's sending off, insisting that ims were very clear to him. He claimed some decisions could have been in ir favour, but he would prefer to rar keep quite on same. Leonardo Bonucci h one of worst games in competition, with his fault in all three goals. But Pirlo does t pin blame on skipper, insisting that every player suffers on some days. defeat sees Juventus stay put fourth in Serie A standings with 24 points in 13 games. 

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Im courtesy: Juventus website