A defiant Massimiliano Allegri defended his record with Juventus after again failing to deliver Champions League glory.
Ajax s sparkling 2-1 win in Turin on Tuesday ended Juve s campaign at the quarter-final stage for the second straight season.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring, but goals either side of half-time from Donny van de Beek and Matthijs de Ligt inflicted a shock 3-2 aggregate defeat on the Bianconeri and extended the Serie A side s 23-year wait for a third European crown.
Former AC Milan boss Allegri has now had five unsuccessful attempts at ending the drought, the latest having been billed as a major opportunity following the recruitment of Ronaldo from reigning champions Real Madrid.
The Italian insisted his hunger for success remains un…