Under pressure Juventus manager Thiago Motta said the club's owners were still behind him despite last weekend's home thrashing by Atalanta in the league and earlier exits from the Champions League and Coppa Italia.

Juventus head coach Thiago Motta has received backing from the club's majority owner John Elkann in the shape of a text message.

Thiago Motta hasn’t quite had a rosy time at Serie A giants Juventus but his entourage has now stated that he will be one of the best coaches in Europe soon.The Bianconeri have all but lost all

Juventus could part ways with Thiago Motta after just one year as manager, as his tenure appears to be faltering. The club had high expectations when appointing the former midfielder, but the experiment is showing signs of failure.

Juventus coach Thiago Motta said it would be difficult to sleep after his team were hammered 4-0 at home by Atalanta on Sunday in a major blow to their slim hopes of the Serie A title.