Allegri: Derby battles are always special
On Sunday, October 8, at 00:00 a.m. Beijing time, Juventus will face Turin at the Allianz Arena in the eighth round of Serie A.
Bianconeri boss Allegri began by mentioning before the game: "The team did well before the Torino derby, but we don't have Vlahovic and Chiesa in this game, everyone else is ready for this very important game. It's a derby and we want to win it. ”
Team news
"Moise Keane is doing well, he's going to play. It's a shame Chiesa and Vlahovic can't play because they're both doing really well, but that's part of football. Ildez? He, like everyone else, is ready to go into battle. ”
"I'll look again tomorrow, the derby is crucial and the most important thing for us is that it can continue to climb up the table. We were calm. Who will score? We have Keane, Milik and Ildez, we have Rabiot in midfield to score, Facholi and Miretti will also start scoring quickly, and there are several defenders who are always dangerous in dead-ball situations. ”
About opponents
'We are going to face a difficult Torino team, an aggressive team managed by excellent coach Juric who has achieved and the growth of his players can speak for him.
"We're not going to change much, as I said, the other players in the squad are good, so that's going to dictate our choice for tomorrow's game. We have to play well in every way. ”
Draw in Bergamo
"For 1 point? We weren't happy with the performance in Bergamo because we couldn't make a difference in the attacking phase. Atalanta are a strong team and they also showed that in the Europa League against Sporting Portugal. ”
"Tomorrow will be a different game, the stadium will be full, our fans will give us a helping hand and it's important to face these challenges together. We are not happy with the result other than the win, tomorrow will be a derby, this kind of game is always special. ”
'We definitely need to play better than we did in Bergamo in possession and passing, recognising the value of the team we're going to face.
youngster
"The young people in the team? I congratulate those who have worked in the youth department. Then at Juventus you always have to fight for victory. We have to think about now, the league this season, the goal is to get to the Champions League, not set limits. ”
Juventus midfielder Pogba's second anti-doping test results have come back and are still positive, Il Bianconero reports, and the Frenchman now has seven days to defend himself for the first time.
After the first-round game against Udinese (he didn't even play), Pogba underwent a medical examination and the result was unqualified. Subsequently, the French midfielder requested a counter-analysis of his samples, which remained positive.
Even before Pogba asked for a counter-analysis, he was told that there was little chance of a different result, but the 2018 World Cup winner opted to analyse his sample again.
Il Bianconero revealed that the results of the counter-analysis are in, still positive, and as with the first time, Pogba has 7 days to draft his first defense report.
This is just the first step in a lengthy grievance process in which Pogba could be banned for up to four years, depending on how the French midfielder can forcefully prove that he has not knowingly benefited from taking illegal drugs.