Max Allegri warned Juventus “haven’t won anything yet” after beating Genoa to go 17 points clear of Roma.
This was their third consecutive 1-0 Serie A victory, a result the Coach had said was his favourite because it didn’t allow his team to relax.
“The lads and club deserve the credit for what they are doing this season,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
Max Allegri warned Juventus “haven’t won anything yet” after beating Genoa to go 17 points clear of Roma.
This was their third consecutive 1-0 Serie A victory, a result the Coach had said was his favourite because it didn’t allow his team to relax.
“The lads and club deserve the credit for what they are doing this season,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“It’s an intriguing end to the campaign and we hope to achieve as many objectives as possible. You never know in football.”
Roma visit Cesena this evening and anything less than a victory will see Juve extend their advantage.
“If we are able to get full points in the next two games, then we’d have a pretty strong lead. However, as things stand we haven’t won anything yet and still have to play in the Champions League and Coppa Italia.”
Andrea Barzagli performed a decisive intervention late on against Genoa and has truly found his form after eight months out injured.
“We’ve got an important and extraordinary defender back. With him we can play with three or four at the back, plus can afford to rest someone like Leo Bonucci who has played non-stop.
“We are still in three tournaments, so it’s crucial to have different options and tactical variations at our disposal.”
Carlos Tevez smashed his strike in off the underside of the bar, but also saw a penalty saved by Eugenio Lamanna.
“Today he scored an extraordinary goal, suited to his remarkable season. He has great technique, I leave him free to move around a bit more and I think that’s important for him.
“You can tell a champion by the way he moves and shakes off the marking, even without having to run that much.”
This run of results was achieved without injured Paul Pogba and Andrea Pirlo, so is anyone indispensible at Juve?
“There are players who are perhaps more first choice than others, but everyone has made their contribution. If you are without three or four players, you can’t just sit there and cry, you have to pick 11 to start and make do.”
Juventus go into the break for international duty and can prepare their dossier on Monaco.
“When you reach the Champions League quarter-finals, you need the belief that you can fight it out with everyone.
“At the draw people said we were lucky, but seeing as Juventus had a good group and Round of 16, I think the other teams should’ve been worried at the prospect of facing us.
“Monaco are a very under-estimated squad in my view. They have some excellent counter-attack specialists and we’ll see a very different match to the one we had against Borussia Dortmund.”