Juventus Coach Max Allegri says that tomorrow’s game with Cagliari ‘is the most important’ and that victory comes ‘first and foremost’.
The Bianconeri travel out to Sardinia on Thursday evening for their Week 16 fixture, before facing Napoli in the Italian Supercup in Doha at the start of next week.
The Coach of the Old Lady is aware of the upcoming challenge abroad, but says his first focus is on the Isolani.
“I expect a difficult team, one that creates a lot,” Allegri said in today's Press conference.
Juventus Coach Max Allegri says that tomorrow’s game with Cagliari ‘is the most important’ and that victory comes ‘first and foremost’.
The Bianconeri travel out to Sardinia on Thursday evening for their Week 16 fixture, before facing Napoli in the Italian Supercup in Doha at the start of next week.
The Coach of the Old Lady is aware of the upcoming challenge abroad, but says his first focus is on the Isolani.
“I expect a difficult team, one that creates a lot,” Allegri said in today's Press conference.
“They've given proof of these qualities in their home games, especially against Fiorentina, but we must return to victory with a good performance.
“We had one against Sampdoria, but in that case unfortunately we weren't able to win.
“I have absolute no worries as far as our attack is concerned. We must return to scoring, against Sampdoria we had important chances that we weren't able to exploit at our best.
“Our midfielders should have made a few more runs in the end game.
“Tomorrow we must try doing what we always do, looking to create play with the involvement of the midfielders and the strikers, so we can go back to scoring and finding victory.”
Juventus currently have a number of their players on an accumulation of yellow cards, who might miss out on the Supercup Final in Doha should they pick up another booking, a situation which Allegri finds abnormal.
“I don't think it's regular that we'll be playing in Cagliari with five players on a caution and the problem that they could miss out on Doha.
“The same can be said about the risk of being booked in Doha and skipping the following League game against Inter, because the Supercup is played as a final, as a single game, and it should be disputed in August.
“Tomorrow I will play with my best XI, because tomorrow's game is the most important.
“Let's think first and foremost about winning tomorrow, then we'll deal with potential bookings. I hope nobody does.
“Based on that, I'll see who is available for Doha and I'll let them play, I have no other alternative. Unfortunately we'll have to face the consequences of this.”
Allegri was given a one-match ban after the 1-1 Sampdoria game for insulting officials.
“I was surprised by the suspension, because I think there's a substantial difference between an insult and a general curse.
“I think my behaviour towards the referees has always been quite correct. That being said, of course I am not a saint, so I think I can be forgiven if I allow myself the odd curse.”
Juventus play against Cagliari tomorrow at 5pm UK time at the Stadio Sant'Elia.