Perin acknowledges Juventus' subpar performance in Stuttgart loss

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El Bilal Toure secured Stuttgart's victory with a goal, while Danilo received a red card for Juve. Additionally, Perin made a crucial penalty save for the home team.

Juventus goalkeeper Mattia Perin admits they failed to meet standards after their defeat at home to Champions League rivals VfB Stuttgart.AdvertisementAdvertisement

The goalkeeper was named man-of-the-match and later said, "We were a little below par, we didn’t have the energy that we needed to get out of those situations and resolve those problems.

“I know that there are many people who think I chose to stay at Juve because it was comfortable, but the opposite is true.

“It’s tough to keep balanced when not playing often and it requires a lot of extra work to keep physically and psychologically in shape.

“Unfortunately, I cannot enjoy this award because it came along with a defeat.”

Perin added: "They are a very good team, but I am convinced that this defeat will help us to grow. I’ve never seen anyone win without having some failures first and we’ll learn this lesson.”