Tacchinardi: ‘Juventus can win treble’

Former Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi believes they can win the treble this season.

The Bianconeri have all-but secured a fourth consecutive Serie A title, sitting 14 points clear of second placed Roma with nine games to go.

In addition, Massimiliano Allegri’s side reached the Coppa Italia final on Tuesday night, overturning a 2-1 first leg defeat to Fiorentina.

With the first leg of their Champions League Quarter Final against Monaco to come next Tuesday, Tacchinardi believes the Old Lady can dare to dream.

Former Juventus midfielder Alessio Tacchinardi believes they can win the treble this season.

The Bianconeri have all-but secured a fourth consecutive Serie A title, sitting 14 points clear of second placed Roma with nine games to go.

In addition, Massimiliano Allegri’s side reached the Coppa Italia final on Tuesday night, overturning a 2-1 first leg defeat to Fiorentina.

With the first leg of their Champions League Quarter Final against Monaco to come next Tuesday, Tacchinardi believes the Old Lady can dare to dream.

“I think they have the players to get to the Semi Finals,” the 39-year-old told TuttoJuve.

“Then you need the best players, [Andrea] Pirlo has to be at 100 per cent, [Arturo] Vidal at 100 per cent, [Carlos] Tevez at 100 per cent and [Paul] Pogba at 100 per cent.

“If that happens, why not? The team’s self belief will have been increased more by the win in Florence, because although what happened in Dortmund [a 3-0 Champions League win] would have given them belief, Florene will have increased that to monstrous levels.

“They won against a team in great form while missing a lot of players, so Florence may be even more of a turning point that Dortmund.

“Good players can take you to a certain point, but after that the Champions League is different than Fiorentina.

“They need Pirlo, Pogba and Tevez to be at 100 per cent, if that happens than we can dream.”

Despite those positive words, Tacchinardi admits he was surprised by the win at Artemio Franchi, as he believed the team to be too reliant on Tevez.

“I wasn't expecting it, I had the feeling that the team had become too dependent on Tevez, so I have to say I was surprised because Tevez had been the catalyst for their entire approach.

“You have to congratulate the Coach [Massimiliano Allegri], there’s the feeling that he’s become the real rallying point of this team.

“Earlier in the season people were pointing fingers at him after what happened with [Antonio] Conte, and Allegri is not a magnet for controversy, but he has broad shoulders and took on the responsibility [of replacing Conte].

“He has created a tight-knit group, and to be able to compensate for the absence of a fantastic player like Tevez with that kind of personality and quality is an important step forward.

“Before the game I had the impression that Juventus were too dependent on Tevez, now the impression I had is of players like [Angelo] Di Livio, [Moreno] Torricelli, myself, Conte and others who could cover when people were out.

“Juventus have shown they’re not dependent on Tevez, and that could be the key.”