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Serie A: Filippo Inzaghi knows AC Milan face tough task against Juventus

Image: Fillipo Inzaghi: AC Milan boss gearing up for clash against Juventus

AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi hailed the character of his side after seeing them edge out Parma in a nine-goal thriller on Sunday - but believes they will need a "miracle" to beat three-time defending champions Juventus next weekend.

Milan's 5-4 win at the Ennio Tardini stadium followed their 3-1 triumph over Lazio and leaves them with a 100 per cent record at the start of the new Serie A season.

The victory in Parma also left Milan top of the standings, ahead of Juve and Roma on goals scored.

"I am extremely happy with this win," Inzaghi told the club's official website. "I was worried that we wouldn't take home three points from this game but all of my players were fantastic.

"It was an open game but I think there can be few doubts that Milan deserved to win."

Inzaghi, who replaced the sacked Clarence Seedorf at the helm of the Rossoneri this summer, believes his team is on the right path.

"We still have to grow but we scored incredible goals that we had practised in training," he said. "This just goes to show that my players take training very seriously.

"We gladly take these three points and we will now analyse what we need to improve on.

"We are looking forward to our next game."

Milan will now look to continue their perfect start when they host Juve at the San Siro next Saturday, but Inzaghi concedes his side will need to produce something special to down the champions, who he feels are currently much stronger than the Rossoneri.

"Against Juventus we will need to play a perfect game," said Inzaghi, who hopes to have strikers Fernando Torres and Stephan El Shaarawy available again for that match after they missed the Parma win with ankle injuries.

"We have nothing to lose because they are stronger but in football you never know.

"I hope that the San Siro and our fans can help us achieve a miracle."

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