This Thursday at 17:00 (Brasília time), Juventus receives Lazio, at the Allianz Stadium, for the quarterfinals of Coppa Italia. On the eve of the duel, Massimiliano Allegri spoke to the press at the usual pre-match press conference.
The coach touched commented on the loss to Monza at the weekend: “The players are regretful, disappointed and upset. We have to put Serie A problems aside.”
IMPORTANCE OF CUP
“Coppa Italia is another competition. It will be a difficult match against Lazio, a team that is playing well at the moment.
It’s an elimination match. It is necessary that we approach the game with the idea that this is a unique duel. It could go into extra time, so substitutions could prove to be even more important.”
MATCH TEAM
“I will decide the lineup in the morning. [Leonardo] Bonucci, the only player who is not available is [Paul] Pogba, who is suffering from some flexor tightness. It will require some patience, he needs to restart the engines, it will take time.
The same thing happened with [Federico] Church. [Dušan] Vlahović must play from the start. as for [Juan] Square? He is fine.”
PECULIAR MOMENT AT JUVENTUS
“Last Sunday against Monza the whole team performed poorly. I made three changes at half-time and we improved a little.
We must remain focused, however, because the loss of 15 points must not become an alibi, the club will take care of defending itself against the accusations.”
