Allegri puts Juventus into training retreat

Max Allegri is reportedly putting Juventus into a training retreat after back-to-back Serie A defeats to Sassuolo and Verona.

The Bianconeri have had a dismal start to the season, and after a series of 1-0 wins, went back to disappointing again.

They were beaten 2-1 at home by Sassuolo and by the same result at the Stadio Bentegodi yesterday.

It means they have only 15 points from the opening 11 rounds, losing four Serie A matches already.

Juventus have a big Champions League clash coming up against Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday, then Fiorentina in Serie A next Saturday.

With that in mind, Sky Sport Italia, Gazzetta dello Sport and others report Allegri will put the squad into a training retreat from tomorrow up to next Saturday.

That means the players will not go home to their families, remaining at the Continassa ground to better focus on the upcoming games.

There is a hotel at the training complex, making the situation easy to arrange.