Allegri was delighted that there was talk of his removal

Massimiliano Allegri, the target of criticism for Juventus’ disastrous start to the season, assured today that his hypothetical dismissal, demanded by a sector of the fans, “amuses” him.

“I am happy that we are talking about Allegri’s dismissal again. I had missed him a lot, I missed him because he amuses me,” Allegri said with irony during the press conference before the Juventus’ trip to Monza. bottom of Serie A with only one point from six games played. Raffaele Palladino will make his debut on the bench of the Lombard team after Giovanni Stroppa was dismissed on Tuesday.

admit mistakes

Another setback would leave Allegri in a very dangerous situation, admitting that “we all make mistakes, me first, certainly more than others, but at this moment we need clarity”.

Injury-hit Juventus occupy eighth place in Serie A, 4 points behind leaders Napoli, after adding two wins and four draws so far in Serie A, while in the Champions League they lost their first opportunity in their history. two first games against PSG and Benfica.

confident and calm

“Normally we judge my work and the team by the results, but I am confident and calm”, confessed Allegri, who in his first period at Juve led him to win five ‘scudettos’ in his five season. in position (2014-2019).

“We must improve to limit the mistakes we make, we concede goals too easily. We need to be able to feel the danger when others have the ball. We must remain calm,” he stressed.

Di Maria, owner

Allegri announced that Ángel Di María, recovering from a muscle strain, will start after reappearing on Wednesday in the second half of the match against Benfica. Pogba, Chiesa, Alex Sandro, Locatelli, Rabiot, Aké and Kaio Jorge are out.