Allegri urges Juventus to focus at Verona
Massimiliano Allegri challenged his Juventus side to pay “attention to detail” when it travels to Verona for its next Serie A clash.
Juve sits seven points behind league leader Inter Milan, which has a game in hand, and is in search of its first win in four attempts after losses to Udinese and the table-topper, which came after a 1-1 draw with Empoli that saw Arkadiusz Milik sent off in the 18th minute.
Verona sits third-from-bottom with four wins in 24 matches but, with just six points separating 19th-placed Cagliari from Lecce in 13th, will be desperate to gain any advantage on fellow relegation-threatened clubs.
Allegri said: “We’ve earned a point in two games at home and that’s not good, tomorrow will be a complicated away match, Verona are in a difficult situation but are doing well. We need to work on our attitude not only in terms of performance, but above all in terms of attention to detail.
“Our performances have not been worse, even on a numerical level, but we must analyse everything, beyond the result. Against Udinese, we made a mistake on an inactive ball and we were punished, this is football. Details are important.
“We have to learn what didn’t go well over the last few games. The performances were good and we have to start from there. The management will then work to strengthen the team for next year, because we hope to play many more matches.”
Allegri revealed he will have “everyone available” for the trip to Verona and, while forward Federico Chiesa has been linked to a summer transfer to the Premier League, emphasised that the 26-year-old will be “very important to us for the rest of the season.”
Juventus has not won a trophy since lifting the Coppa Italia in 2021, but the boss was confident his side is on the right trajectory, remaining one point clear of third-placed AC Milan and with an 11-point advantage over Atalanta in the fourth UEFA Champions League place.
It also remains alive in the Coppa Italia and will host Lazio in the first leg of its semi-final in April.
Allegri added: “It’s true that we haven’t won a trophy for some time, but we have an Italian Cup that we can try to win and we have a path that we have started. Furthermore, never having been out of the Champions League for 11 years in a row is important when rebuilding.
“The most important thing for us now is to get a result tomorrow and then we have to achieve our main objective, which is Champions League qualification. We have three beautiful months ahead to look forward to, with passion and the desire to achieve results.”
