Juventus's Paulo Dybala warns against complacency
Paulo Dybala says Juventus must start afresh after their triumphs last season or risk being caught by their Serie A rivals.
The Argentine warned that a seventh consecutive league title was far from certain after Sunday's 3-2 Supercoppa Italiana defeat against Lazio.
With Juventus trailing 2-0 after 85 minutes, Dybala's late double at the Stadio Olimpico looked to have sent the game extra time but Lazio substitute Alessandro Murgia sealed a dramatic triumph for the capital club in the 93rd minute.
Paulo Dybala says Juventus must start afresh after their triumphs last term or risk being caught
Dybala scored twice but could not prevent the Old Lady falling to defeat in the Supercoppa
Old Lady boss Massimiliano Allegri conceded that the better team had won and Dybala echoed those sentiments.
The player hopes it will prevent Juve from being complacent when their league campaign begins against Cagliari on Saturday.
'We need to forget what we did last year,' he told reporters. 'It won't be easy this season. Our rivals are waiting for us, but we know we're a good side. In other words, it's all down to us.'
Lazio substitute Alessandro Murgia sealed a dramatic 3-2 victory over Juve in the 93rd minute
On the game itself he added: 'Quite simply, Lazio deserved it. There's no point dwelling on the build-up to their winner – that goal summed up a match that we didn't do enough to win.
'Of course, had we got to extra time we would have had a good chance of winning because they were tired, but it went the way it did.
'I want to win and so do Juventus, so I can't be happy. That would be egotistical – it wouldn't be right, not for my team-mates and not for our fans.'