Max Allegri was not entirely happy with Juventus, despite beating Malmo 1-0 and winning their Champions League group. ‘We can’t keep wasting all these scoring opportunities.’
The Bianconeri did the bare minimum to squeeze past Malmo 1-0 thanks to a Moise Kean header on the Federico Bernardeschi ‘trivela’ assist off the outside of the left boot.
However, they were only able to top the group thanks to a last-gasp Zenit equaliser to hold Chelsea 3-3.
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“It was a great evening for the result, but we wasted too many scoring opportunities. We cannot think we’ll get far if we continue to waste all these chances,” Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.
“We must be more clinical, more determined when we are in front of goal. This is absolutely something we need to improve.”
Allegri rotated the squad, giving 19-year-old Koni De Winter his first start at senior level in defence.
“I wanted to see how everyone was doing and they all gave a good response. Arthur, Rodrigo Bentancur, Daniele Rugani, Mattia Perin and Koni De Winter all played with character.
“It was a difficult match and we were able to break the deadlock early, but then failed to kill off the game with 2-0 so many times. We have to improve this, because we cannot keep games in the balance like this.
“I told the lads that a much more difficult match awaits us this weekend against Venezia, because none of them have faced Venezia before. I’ve been there, it’s a beautiful city, but also a very difficult stadium to play in and we need a completely different performance to what we saw today.
“Their pitch is very narrow and they are aggressive. We must be organised and focused, above all improving our effectiveness in front of goal.”