Juventus coach Max Allegri happy to reach Coppa final despite defeat

Published on: 06 April 2017

Juventus coach Max Allegri shrugged off their Coppa Italia second-leg defeat to Napoli.

Napoli won 3-2 on the night, but went out 5-4 on aggregate in the Coppa Italia semi-final, as Gonzalo Higuain's brace and the 3-1 first leg result proved crucial.

He said: “It's a good result, especially after two very tough games. We played better compared to Sunday, then made life complicated for ourselves with the error for 2-2.

“We didn't have the strength to pile forward anymore and I had no real substitutes left, but overall it was a good performance and we ran few risks after going 3-2 down. It was a game we could've won, but the objective was to reach the Final.

“Higuain had a good week of work on international duty and you can see how hard he trained, because he looked really sharp in front of goal.

“Today we played with intensity and did well on a technical level too. Our big challenge began today, which is to go all the way in three tournaments.

“We've got Barcelona coming up, we have to face that with confidence, balance and belief, as we want to keep raising the bar. We conceded three goals tonight because our concentration levels dropped and the second one was an accident. Overall it was a good performance and I am not worried, because we were the ones who let Napoli back into the game.

“On Sunday we weren't forced to win, so we could approach it a different way. This evening we knew we needed a goal, so we approached it in another way. Besides, on Sunday we took the lead after eight minutes, so it's not as if we defended a draw. We played badly and went too deep, that is true."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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