Massimiliano Allegri hints Paulo Dybala could be rested when Juventus meet Torino in the Coppa Italia tomorrow.
The Argentinian forward has been in fine form for the Bianconeri, with four goals and an assist in his last seven appearances.
“Dybala could rest tomorrow, as he’s played a lot of games,” Allegri admitted in his pre-match Press conference.
“He’s available. Two of [Mario] Mandzukic, [Simone] Zaza and [Alvaro] Morata will play. Everyone is fine, so whoever plays tomorrow will do well.
Massimiliano Allegri hints Paulo Dybala could be rested when Juventus meet Torino in the Coppa Italia tomorrow.
The Argentinian forward has been in fine form for the Bianconeri, with four goals and an assist in his last seven appearances.
“Dybala could rest tomorrow, as he’s played a lot of games,” Allegri admitted in his pre-match Press conference.
“He’s available. Two of [Mario] Mandzukic, [Simone] Zaza and [Alvaro] Morata will play. Everyone is fine, so whoever plays tomorrow will do well.
“Zaza is very good, as is Morata, the same for Mandzukic who is in good physical condition, but I think the whole team is going through a good period.
“I’m very happy, because when we start again [after the winter break] we’ll be heading toward the end of the season.
“The League ends on May 16, so from January onward we have to be in top physical condition.
“Morata-Zaza? They could be a pair, they can happily play together.”
Allegri was then asked for his thoughts on yesterday’s Champions League draw, which saw the Old Lady paired with Bayern Munich.
“I made a comment on the draw yesterday, I said it can happen in the Champions League…
“First, it’s always important to get to the Last 16. Then for the Last 16 there’s the draw, and you don’t know what ball will come out.
“We can also see a positive. If we were to go through with Bayern, you certainly couldn’t say we had an easier path, but the team would grow even more in terms of self-esteem.
“Then we’d become one of the favourites. That’s the truth. But we’re facing Bayern, one of the strongest teams in Europe.
“That’s normal though, when you’re playing in the Last 16 of the Champions League. Last year we faced [Borussia] Dortmund, who were coming off a great season the previous year.
“If I’m not mistaken in the Quarter Finals last year Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City were eliminated, so the Champions League is like that.
“It’s still a long way away though, so for now we have to concentrate on the League, which is the most important thing.
“We have a lot of games before February 23 and March 16. There are still many League games to play, and we have to be focused to try and stay in the race for the top.”