Allegri Recounts Juventus’ Strength and Quality Against Napoli

Massimiliano Allegri led Juventus to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games, courtesy of a 1-0 win over defending champions Napoli at the Allianz Stadium yesterday night.

Federico Gatti’s second-half goal was the difference between both Italian giants, as the Bianconeri put a 12-point gap between themselves and the Partenopei.

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“It’s an important step especially because for us, the victory has opened a 12-point gap over Napoli,” Allegri said post-match.

The 56-year-old continued: “We proved to be strong, showing our quality and technique. Tonight we needed a Juventus with great character especially in the final part, as Napoli were dangerous and are a strong team.

“The first half was good, especially when we managed to open up the game, then we had to slow down and keep the ball while we wanted to often accelerate immediately – we need to improve on this, as also happened after the goal.

“Championships are usually won by those with the best defence, apart from one year during Covid where Juve won with the best attack. We have to be good at not conceding goals, which doesn’t mean always defending. We have to have good management of the ball.

“Federico Gatti is very dangerous in the opponent’s area, he doesn’t score goals by combination play, he is very good at looking for the ball. We had some favourable situations and we didn’t take advantage of them, but the attackers will definitely come back and score goals.”

Although Juventus’ first position on the log is threatened by the result between Inter Milan vs Udinese later tonight, the Old Lady seem well on course to challenge for the Scudetto after a three-season drought.

Juventus since the 4-2 defeat to Sassuolo;

10 Games
8 Wins
2 draws
26/30 points
7 Clean sheets

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