Juventus [尤文图斯] president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has given coach Claudio Ranieri [克劳迪奥•拉涅利] a vote of confidence despite his team failing to win in their last four games.
Sunday's 2-1 defeat against Palermo [巴勒莫] brought to an end [bring to an end-结束] Juve's unbeaten run [不败] this campaign and saw them drop to 11th in the standings, four points behind the Serie A lead.
"It's a difficult time for us," admitted Cobolli Gigli. "But I am confident that soon we will come out of this situation.
"As for Ranieri, we have no doubts in our minds regarding his job."
The Turin [都灵] giants have failed to impress this campaign, with a lack of goalscoring having hindered the Bianconeri, whose biggest margin of victory so far has been 1-0.
After domestic draws against Catania, Sampdoria and Bate Borisov in the Champions League, Ranieri had hoped for a better outcome at Turin's Stadio Olimpico but it was not to be.
Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero had cancelled out [抵偿] Fabrizio Miccoli's opener.
The Bianconeri then suffered a setback [挫折] after Mohamed Sissoko was given his marching orders [逐客令] before the interval leaving Juve to play a man light [少一人应战] for the entire second half.
Palermo took advantage with Levan Mchedlidze scoring the winner nine minutes from time.
"This defeat at home is a blow [打击]," admitted Ranieri. "We really wanted the victory after three consecutive draws [三连平] but it became an uphill battle.
"I don't want to give any excuses but to play with 10 men is not easy and I think my players did the best they could."
Ranieri will be under pressure to win at Napoli [那不勒斯]on October 19 when Serie A resumes after the international break.
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