Allegri tells off Juventus

By Football Italia staff

Max Allegri told off Douglas Costa and the rest of his Juventus players for their attitude after a 2-1 win over Sassuolo, but was never worried about Cristiano Ronaldo.

The victory was somewhat overshadowed by Douglas Costa’s red card and he now risks at minimum a three-match ban, probably closer to five, for spitting at Federico Di Francesco.

“Maybe he was irritated at a foul before, but it doesn’t matter, because this absolutely must not happen. The one thing we must avoid doing is falling for provocation,” the Coach told Sky Sport Italia.

“We could’ve scored a third goal, but instead we started to play as individuals, we tried to dribble past everyone, this wound up the opposition, who then reacted badly and you get to situations like Douglas Costa.

“You just had to see the first three games and how close Ronaldo went to scoring. Again today, he was a little too hasty and eager to score, but it bounced off the post and right into his path. That unblocked him.”

Paulo Dybala was not expected to start, but he played in more of a trequartista role behind the forwards.

“Today, even though it was the first time with this system, we did well. Naturally, the full-backs have to give more width. Sassuolo fought hard and as they became tired later on, we took full control of the game.”

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