Max Allegri admits Juventus “made life difficult for ourselves, but fortunately reacted” to beat Bologna 3-1 and move to win touching distance of the title.
“It’s not done yet for the Scudetto, we are three points away and have to earn them,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium and Sky Sport Italia through a very croaky voice.
Max Allegri admits Juventus “made life difficult for ourselves, but fortunately reacted” to beat Bologna 3-1 and move to win touching distance of the title.
“It’s not done yet for the Scudetto, we are three points away and have to earn them,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium and Sky Sport Italia through a very croaky voice.
“Bologna played well this evening and defended stoutly, while we made life difficult for ourselves with a mix-up for the penalty, but fortunately we reacted.”
The game was undeniably transformed by the introduction of Douglas Costa off the bench at half-time, as he provided two assists.
“He is one of those players who can make the difference and break a game open. Last night he became a father to a little girl, so he didn’t get much sleep and I left him initially on the bench.
“We were without Benedikt Howedes, so needed some more quality in defence from Kwadwo Asamoah to keep Alex Sandro forward.
“I had already said before kick-off that Douglas Costa and Federico Bernardeschi could be important options off the bench.
“When Bologna play like that, and they did the same in the first half against Lazio, they are difficult to break down or find spaces between the lines.
“There were a few chances, not massively clear-cut, but we had them. Bologna took the lead thanks to our mix-up at the back and we had to give it a strong reaction in the second half.”
Juventus have the Coppa Italia Final against Milan at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Wednesday.
“We’re facing a Milan side that is doing great things recently, but it’s a Final and obviously we play to win.”