Andrea Pirlo’s son Niccolo has hit back at the death threats he receives due to Juventus’ poor form.

The Serie A giants are out of this year’s title race and could miss out on a top-four finish.

On Monday, Niccolo, 17, posted a picture of himself and dad Andrea, 41, on to Instagram with a statement against the threats, stating that he receives them daily.

The Bianconeri coach has struggled in his first season at the Allianz Stadium and the issues continued in a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina last weekend.

He wrote: “I’m not a person who judges, I don’t like doing it.

“Everyone has the right to be able to say what they want, I’m the first to do it and I would never want someone to take away my freedom of speech.

“My parents taught me to have thoughts and above all to listen to those of others.

“But I believe that there is a limit to everything and this limit has been exceeded for some time.

“I am 17 years old and every day I receive messages of this kind (here I show you the last one, received a little while ago).”

An attached screenshot showed a direct message from one account that declared: “You must die together with your father.”