Max Allegri said Udinese represented “a very complicated match, which Juventus made even more complicated, but the Scudetto is won via games like this.”
Jakub Jankto had given the Friulani a shock lead in Turin, but Paulo Dybala secured the 2-1 victory with a free kick and penalty.
“It was a very complicated match, which we made even more complicated, because we should’ve taken chances better,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.
Max Allegri said Udinese represented “a very complicated match, which Juventus made even more complicated, but the Scudetto is won via games like this.”
Jakub Jankto had given the Friulani a shock lead in Turin, but Paulo Dybala secured the 2-1 victory with a free kick and penalty.
“It was a very complicated match, which we made even more complicated, because we should’ve taken chances better,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.
“We lost a player every day, including two this morning, but Scudetti are won via games like this and we approached it the right way.
“I haven’t thought about Tuesday’s match yet. Miralem Pjanic was meant to play today, but felt ill this morning, so I had to make changes.”
Gigi Buffon allowed the Jankto shot to squirm under him, so just days after a howler for Italy against Spain, is Allegri worried about this downturn in form?
“Absolutely not. Gigi plays 50 games per year, he can make half a mistake every now and then. Let’s just say he helped spark us into life with the opening Udinese goal… He then saved the victory with a fantastic block on the Felipe header.”
With numerous absentees, Juve were transformed into what appeared to be a 4-4-2 shape.
“I would like the team to be able to transform system during the match, depending on how the opposition is set out and at different times of the game. If they manage to do that, even without their Coach telling them to, it’ll mean they’ve reached a level of maturity to take on any team.
“We work on how to occupy the spaces, reading the game and doing the opposite of what the opponent does. We changed things in the second half and took away the reference points from Udinese.
“It was decidedly better than the first half, we moved between the lines and created many more chances. We should’ve scored a third goal.
“We were with 4-4-2 without the ball, moving to 3-5-2 in possession.”
The Bianconeri are now five points clear at the top of the Serie A table. Did Allegri watch Roma’s 3-1 victory away to Napoli this afternoon?
“It was a very entertaining game with a lot of quality. Roma had a very good performance, but I don’t believe Napoli were any less impressive on the day.
“Juventus have won seven out of eight games in Serie A and it’s always tricky to win after a break for international duty, especially against this Udinese.”