Juventus, Allegri: “Paid for the first half asleep”

“We paid for a first half played not up to par, in which we conceded a goal due to distraction”. This is how Massimiliano Allegri sums up Juventus’ defeat in Milan in the second leg of the Coppa Italia against Inter. “We played a sleepy first half, not up to par, even though we played a good game overall. We weren’t able to shoot much on goal also because we suffered from their physicality. We knew that winning tonight wouldn’t be easy, but the levels of malice and courage certainly need to be increased. It’s a pity because for an hour we played a good match against a strong team like Inter, but that’s football. Even against Napoli we played well and conceded a naïve goal. The match played out very similarly. Now it will be essential to recharge your energy, we come from 4 defeats in the league from which we must necessarily recover to keep Rome and Milan away in the standings”.