Juventus coach Max Allegri has confirmed that both Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa are set to miss the derby against Torino. The duo were both injury doubts in the run up to the match, and speaking in his pre-match press conference, Allegri confirmed that he will be without the pair for tomorrows match:
“Moise Kean is doing well and will play. It’s sad not to have Chiesa and Vlahovic because they are doing very well, but these things are part of the game. Kenan Yildiz? He is ready to play like everyone else who is available. Tomorrow I will see, the Derby is important and above all for us it could serve as another step forward in the standings. We are calm. Goalscorers? We have Kean, Arek Milik and Yildiz, in midfield we have Adrien Rabiot, who is a goal scorer, Nicolo Fagioli and Fabio Miretti who will start to score goals soon, and then several defenders who are always dangerous on dead-ball situations.”
“We face a Torino that is difficult to play against, an aggressive team led by Ivan Juric who is an excellent coach. For him, the results he achieved and the growth of his players speak for themselves. There will be no wholesale changes for us. As I said, the other players in the squad are well, so that will determine our choices for tomorrow’s match. We will have to play a good game in every respect”.
“Settling for a point? We weren’t satisfied in Bergamo, as we weren’t able to be effective in the attacking phase. Atalanta is a strong team and they also showed it against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League. Tomorrow will be a different match, there will be a full stadium and our fans will give us a hand. It is important to face these challenges together. We are not satisfied with a result other than victory. Tomorrow will be a derby and these are always special matches. In managing the ball and passing, we will undoubtedly have to play a better match than the one in Bergamo, aware of the value of the team we will face.”
“The youngsters in the squad? I congratulate those who have worked in the Youth Sector. Then at Juventus you always have to play to win. We must think about the present, which is this championship, with the objective of reaching the Champions League, without then setting limits.”
