Massimiliano Allegri feels fortunate to work with World Cup winner Angel Di Maria after the winger scored at Spezia, the place the Italian felt Juventus had been fortunate to triumph.
Di Maria got here off the bench and lashed dwelling a pinpoint end into the bottom-left nook as Juve triumphed 2-0 after Moise Kean’s first-half opener at Stadio Alberto Picco on Sunday.
The Argentina worldwide has been instantly concerned in 10 targets (4 targets, six assists) for Juve in all competitions this season.
That is essentially the most of any Bianconeri participant this time period, contributing to a aim each 97 minutes on common, and Allegri stays grateful to work with the 35-year-old.
“I’ve always been lucky because in the teams I’ve coached I’ve been stuffed with champions. Di Maria is one of them,” Allegri stated of the ahead, who signed a one-year deal forward of the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
“The bad luck is that he’s 35, I would have liked him younger so he could play all the matches. He came in and did extraordinary things.”
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Di Maria has beforehand said he would love to transfer again to Argentina this yr or subsequent, with a return to the place he began his profession at Rosario Central on the playing cards.
While Allegri was grateful for the affect of Di Maria, he was lower than impressed with Juve’s efficiency regardless of recording a 3rd straight victory in Serie A.
Mattia Perrin was compelled into seven saves, essentially the most he has made within the league since August 15 in opposition to Sassuolo (additionally seven), as the Bianconeri held out for victory.
That was in stark distinction to Thursday’s 1-1 Europa League play-off dwelling draw with Nantes, who got here from a aim behind, and Allegri acknowledged Juve had been fortunate to win this time round.
“Football is strange: on Thursday we slip once and draw, today maybe you concede a goal on 1-0 and who knows,” he continued.
“Football is this, there are games you deserve to win and you don’t win, and you win others in which you deserve less. It is hard to explain.”
Defeat left Spezia simply two factors above the relegation zone, but Allegri believes they may have sufficient to beat the drop.
He added: “Playing here is always complicated. Spezia always creates something because they have quality. I think they have an excellent chance of saving themselves.”
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