Max Allegri said he was pleased that Juventus will take a slim advantage to Monaco after a "deserved" 1-0 win in the opening leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Arturo Vidal converted a 57th-minute penalty for the only goal of the game, though Allegri said he was not concerned by the slim margin of victory against a strong Monaco defence.
"Overall I think the result is deserved," the Juventus manager told Sky Sport Italia. "Obviously, it's a quarterfinal, so anyone who thought we'd win 3-0 was kidding themselves. They have the strongest defence in the Champions League and Ligue 1."
Allegri said that Juventus can't be content with their single-goal advantage as they prepare for the second leg, set for next Wednesday in the principality.
"I am always optimistic, but we know that we need to score in Monaco to go forward," Allegri said. "This is a tough side to play against and paradoxically it was easier against Borussia Dortmund because of their style of football.
"Monaco know their limitations and therefore play to stop the opposition playing. It means waiting a little longer and making an extra five or six passes to find the right breakthrough.
"It's only normal there was pressure around this game, especially as we were the favourites, but we were too hasty and therefore made simple mistakes with our passing. In these situations, you must always have the patience and calm to play your game."
Although Juventus controlled 64 percent of possession, Gianluigi Buffon did have to make four saves and Allegri said he was content with the clean sheet.
"The result is good, as we didn't concede on home turf and that is a small advantage," Allegri said. "It will be different in Monaco, but they proved how organised they are in defence today with pace and technique in attack.
"They above all caused us problems in the first 15 minutes, as we waited for the pass between the lines rather than have the patience to wait for the right trajectory to open up."
Allegri handed a surprise start to Andrea Pirlo, who has been sidelined by a calf injury since February.
"Pirlo had a good 70 minutes, which is excellent considering he hadn't played for 50 days," Allegri said. "Set plays can be decisive in these games and I needed great quality on the passes to break through those tiny spaces, and in fact his pass was decisive for the penalty.
"Carlos Tevez had also been out for six days, so he too wasn't quite as sharp as usual."