Allegri: 'Wakes Juventus up'

By Football Italia staff

Max Allegri hopes the first Serie A defeat of the season can “wake Juventus up, but there’s no need to make a drama” of the loss to Genoa.

Just days after the Champions League 3-0 triumph over Atletico Madrid, the Bianconeri seemed drained at Marassi and fell 2-0.

“I expected a different Juventus. We did not put in a good performance, we made some mistakes and then this goal came out of nowhere,” Allegri told Sky Sport Italia and DAZN.

“Much like the Coppa Italia defeat to Atalanta, we picked the right game to lose, because it’s just before the break for international duty, so we have time to unplug and rest.

“Inevitably, the effort we put in against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday weighed on us. We ran some risks in the first half, but did better after the break. Once we seemed to be in control, that’s when we conceded and the game changed.

“You can’t play every game to the best of your abilities. I think, if anything, this defeat can do us good and wake us up. We thought that we’d already won the Scudetto, but that is not the case. We need another five wins and must now hope Napoli drop some points.

“It’s impossible to win every game, I’ve said that since the start, so no need to make a drama out of it. We’ve played 28 games, won 24 and drawn three, so it’s not that bad.”

The opener was scored by Stefano Sturaro, who only left Juventus on loan with obligation to buy in January and was 90 seconds into his Grifone debut.

“I am actually happy for Stefano, because if anyone had to score against us, I’m glad it was Sturaro. He’s a lovely guy and suffered so much, out of action for practically a year with that tendon injury, so he deserves it.”

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