Max Allegri felt Juventus threw away the Italian Super Cup with Napoli. “We had three match balls and got them all wrong.”
The Coach failed to win his first silverware with Juve, while the Bianconeri could not set a new record with a seventh edition of the Super Cup.
“Both teams played open football, unfortunately we conceded two minutes from the end. Then we had three match balls in the shoot-out and got them all wrong,” he told Rai Sport.
Max Allegri felt Juventus threw away the Italian Super Cup with Napoli. “We had three match balls and got them all wrong.”
The Coach failed to win his first silverware with Juve, while the Bianconeri could not set a new record with a seventh edition of the Super Cup.
“Both teams played open football, unfortunately we conceded two minutes from the end. Then we had three match balls in the shoot-out and got them all wrong,” he told Rai Sport.
After a 2-2 draw on the field, it went to a sudden death penalty shoot-out, where even three Gigi Buffon saves were not enough to secure victory.
“We struggled in the first half, then conceded when losing the ball in midfield, so we certainly could’ve done better.
“After the equaliser we raised the tempo and that’s not easy against a technical side like Napoli. We are also a little tired at this stage of the season. We should’ve been more determined in those last two minutes of extra time.”
Allegri was asked about his decision to substitute Andrea Pirlo just moments before the equaliser.
“Andrea is great on the ball, but I needed someone who’d provide a bit more coverage. Unfortunately we conceded straight afterwards.
“The lads put in a good performance, so it’s a shame. We had this Cup two minutes from the end, but are still top of the Serie A table and through to the Champions League knockouts.”