Max Allegri complained Juventus “went looking for trouble” in their 2-1 Derby della Mole defeat to Torino.
“Compared to recent outings, this was actually one of our better performances. We were a bit unlucky in the finishing and it’s a shame we didn’t emerge with a positive result, as I feel we deserved one.
“Paradoxically, we still ‘earned’ points off Lazio today, as they drew with Chievo.
Max Allegri complained Juventus “went looking for trouble” in their 2-1 Derby della Mole defeat to Torino.
“Compared to recent outings, this was actually one of our better performances. We were a bit unlucky in the finishing and it’s a shame we didn’t emerge with a positive result, as I feel we deserved one.
“Paradoxically, we still ‘earned’ points off Lazio today, as they drew with Chievo.
“Once we had taken the lead, we went looking for trouble that could’ve been avoided. Torino were sitting back and we just had to keep the ball, nothing would’ve happened.
“We sparked their counter-attacks, which we shouldn’t have done, but also created so many chances and were unfortunate to hit the woodwork three times.”
Allegri did engage in squad rotation, resting the likes of Andrea Barzagli, Giorgio Chiellini and Carlos Tevez, while Claudio Marchisio was suspended.
“I don’t think that’s an excuse for our defeat. We just needed patience and there was no need to push so hard to break Toro down when we were in front. We should’ve invited them forward.
“When you play every three days, it’s important to keep the ball and preserve energy. If you are in the lead and have the ball, then the chances create themselves.
“What really irritates me is that we conceded two goals today, having conceded only one in the previous games.
“We didn’t deserve to lose, but then earlier this season we didn’t play as well and scored at the 91st minute, so football can be inexplicable.”
There was violence off the field, as the Juventus team bus was pelted with rocks, fireworks and bottles, then a firework thrown by Juve fans injured 11 Torino supporters in the stands, two relatively seriously.
“I can only say these things ought to be avoided. I am very sad, because it was a fair and gritty match on the pitch. Unfortunately off the field we are still a long way off the right track in Italy and more should be done to improve the situation if we want to bring children and families back to the stadium.”