Del Neri vows to justify Juventus faith

New Juventus coach Luigi Del Neri yesterday vowed to justify the club's faith in him as he takes over possibly the toughest job in Italian football.

Speaking at his official unveiling the 59-year-old, who has only been given a two-year deal, said he wanted to turn the club into a winning outfit to bring joy to the fans.

That is something they had very little of last season as the club set a new record for their most defeats in a season (15) and most number of goals conceded (56) while finishing a lowly seventh and only just scraping into next season's Europa League.

"I want to thank Juventus for the opportunity, I will be committed to giving the team the right face, I want a compact formation and I want results," he said.

"It's a tough job but I have the desire. I'll give it my all, I want results and fan satisfaction.

"I need to convince the club that they have made the right choice, Juventus have decided to put their faith in staff that have succeeded in the past.

"When you're asked to coach Juventus it's normal that you feel a bit emotional in the beginning but I assure you I know what I'm doing.

"This is an important challenge, the most important of my career."

Del Neri arrives on the back of his best season as a coach having just guided Sampdoria to fourth place and Champions League football next season.

He takes over from interim boss Alberto Zaccheroni who replaced the sacked rookie Ciro Ferrara at the end of January.