Max Allegri was caught on camera arguing with Juventus directors after the Supercoppa defeat to Milan, reportedly venting his fury at the team.
Giorgio Chiellini’s early goal capped a period of Bianconeri dominance, but Giacomo Bonaventura equalised and after extra time it was decided in a penalty shoot-out.
Max Allegri was caught on camera arguing with Juventus directors after the Supercoppa defeat to Milan, reportedly venting his fury at the team.
Giorgio Chiellini’s early goal capped a period of Bianconeri dominance, but Giacomo Bonaventura equalised and after extra time it was decided in a penalty shoot-out.
During the closing ceremony when all eyes were on the celebrating Rossoneri, a fan in the stands recorded video of Allegri visibly furious as he confronted directors Beppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici.
He was waving his arms and shouting, seemingly pointing out towards the pitch where the players had received their runner-up medals.
The audio was drowned out by music, but today’s newspapers claim Allegri used the phrase: “I’d give them all a good kicking.”
This seems to reflect the comments he made in the post-match Press conference in Doha.
“I am still very angry at what happened, because when you play in a Final, what’s important is what you do on the pitch, those who come off the bench and above all the way you read the game.
“It’s true we have played 27 matches since the start of the season, but we needed to play in a different way, with more focus on defending as a team. I mean that as a unit, not in terms of the defenders, because they did very well.”
Allegri was asked if he had any regrets about the starting XI, as Miralem Pjanic was picked instead of Paulo Dybala.
“No regrets at all. Dybala played for 60 minutes, he had the opportunities to score a goal and the idea was if the game was heading in a certain direction, Dybala could and should have been decisive."
When the Argentine did come on, he ballooned a golden opportunity over the bar and then saw his penalty saved in the shoot-out.
“It’s disappointing that two of my three substitutions were forced by injuries. Mario Lemina and Patrice Evra did well, but at that moment I wanted players with different characteristics and had no more changes left.”
Alex Sandro limped off in the first half with a thigh injury, followed by Stefano Sturaro with an apparent ankle problem.