The heavy loss came one week after Juve relinquished their Series A crown for the first time after nine successive titles.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Pirlo said: “Resign? No, I won’t step aside.

“I took this role with a great deal of enthusiasm amidst certain difficulties. I am at the disposal of the club, there are still three games to go, so I will continue doing my work as long as I am allowed to.

I had a different project in my mind and thought I would have a different group at my disposal. I had been working on some concepts, but then I had to make changes to suit their characteristics and had to adapt.”