05 April 2019
The Juventus coach will come up against his former team with only one thing on his mind: three points. He will be boosted by the return of Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala upfront, along with Leonardo Spinazzola.
Speaking ahead of the match, Allegri believes that an interesting match awaits his team: “Milan are growing a lot and Juve - Milan is always a balanced match. It will be a difficult and exciting game and we must do well in order to prepare for the Champions League. Giorgio Chiellini will probably be rested tomorrow.”
He then touched on the following topics:
INJURY UPDATES
“Cristiano Ronaldo seems better. There are good signs with five days to go until Ajax-Juve. Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala and Spinazzola are all available. I'm happy for Leonardo because he had a scare with his knee problem, but luckily he's ok. Sami Khedira is still to be evaluated, Douglas Costa should be available for Ajax, whilst Cuadrado will be ready for SPAL. Caceres will be out for three weeks. Mattia Perin needs to be evaluated day by day but he won't be available for tomorrow. Alex Sandro is fine.”
BONUCCI COMMENTS POST CAGLIARI
"Racism must always be fought against and is NEVER justifiable. With his mind still on the game, post-match, Bonucci expressed himself badly but realised this and apologised. These two things are distinct."
KEAN’S FORM
"I'm happy with how Kean is developing. The important thing is that he becomes a great player, by keeping his feet on the ground and continuing to work hard."
IN FRONT OF GOAL
"We've done well to score from a lot of set-pieces this season. It's down to both the quality of the kickers and also the timing of those who get on the end of them."
ON THE IMMINENT SCUDETTO
"When the Scudetto is won we should celebrate. Winning eight titles in a row isn't easy, Napoli are doing what they should be to win it, but we are doing something extraordinary. I don't think that the Scudetto will be decided this weekend. However, it will be 15 intense days ahead of us, but the team is going well and we are ready to play the final part of the season."
