It wasn’t a perfect start to the pre-season for Juventus on Saturday night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as the Bianconeri fell 2-1 to Barcelona in the International Champions Cup opener for both sides, but Massimiliano Allegri was still pleased with what he saw overall.
“Considering it was the first time we got together as a group I think the team played well,” Allegri said through a translator. “It’s always difficult to get together and play a match right off the bat, but I think the team played well and we’re looking forward to more training tomorrow.”
Indeed, Sunday's session in Boston will be the first time Allegri has had the full squad at his disposal with some of his South American stars like Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain having joined the team in New York only on Friday night.