Lazio boss Stefano Pioli couldn't fault their performance in defeat to Juventus.

Juve won 2-0 thanks to goals from Carlos Tevez and Leonardo Bonucci.

"We were in good shape and tried to take the initiative, which we did in parts. Mistakes can happen. It's not as if in the other eight games we didn't make mistakes - they just weren't against Juventus!

"They were absolutely clinical, scoring on our only two errors. We were caught on the counter, which shows how we were trying to attack Juventus," Pioli told Sky Sport Italia.

"Miroslav Klose had a great chance, we hit the bar and forced Gigi Buffon into some fine saves, while we had more possession.

"We moved the ball well until the final third, had many shots on goal and I think few teams have done that at the Juventus Stadium.

"We weren't lucky, we made mistakes on the goals and they took advantage, like the great team they are.

"It wasn't easy to keep playing after going 2-0 down, but we continued and kept our heads held high.

"We were missing key players like Stefan de Vrij and Stefan Radu, so some of our choices were forced upon us. Those two or three errors ultimately proved decisive during an otherwise very good performance.

"We wanted to spread the play and find spaces between the lines. We did create dangerous opportunities and in the one-against-one we didn't have as many advantages as in other recent games."