22 April 2023
After the emotion of the midweek Europa League action, Juventus turn their attention once more on the domestic scene.
Ahead of the visit tomorrow from league leaders Napoli, Massimiliano Allegri spoke to the press gathered at the Allianz Stadium. The coach praised the Neapolitan outfit for their impressive season and touched on the situation in the league following the sentence in midweek which restored the 15 points that had been deducted.
CHAMPIONS ELECT
“Napoli are on their way to winning the Scudetto. They have had an extraordinary championship and are deservedly on top. It will be a difficult match against a strong team. Their match against Milan was highly technical. Napoli played the same way they have been playing all season, they are in excellent physical condition. What's more, we're up against a team out to make amends."
15 POINTS RESTORED
"With the first sentence we had to reset everything, make a mental effort, readapt to what the standings were and try to get back on track. Over that period we also had the Europa League and Coppa Italia to deal with. We coped well, now we have to do better. We have the chance of reaching the final in both Coppa Italia and Europa League and we're also out to catch Lazio in second place.
"We have to earn points on the pitch, now that we've got all our points back. From now on, we need to put as many points as possible on the board because our aim is to play the Champions League football next year."
TEAM TALK
"[Adrien] Rabiot has made a lot of progess, but I think he still has room for improvement. He can step up with regards to his veritcal passing and also shooting from distance.
“Tomorrow morning I will weigh up how the players are. There's nothing wrong with Bremer but I have to see how he has recovered. Both [Daniele] Rugani and [Leonardo] Bonucci have been doing well in training, while [Mattia] De Sciglio is completely available.
"[Fedrico] Chiesa played 90 minutes on Thursday, so we need to wait and see how he will recover. We came back yesterday afternoon and we headed out on the training pitch. We have today to recover energy and then we can look ahead."
