Massimiliano Allegri was left to rue Juventus’ “slow and static” defending after Napoli snatched a dramatic late winner on the Allianz Stadium.
A usually uninteresting contest was settled within the third minute of stoppage time, when Giacamo Raspadori’s thumping volley edged the runaway Serie A leaders ever nearer to clinching the Scudetto.
The Juve defence have been caught napping as Luciano Spalletti’s facet snatched all three factors, and Allegri admitted he expects larger requirements from his gamers.
“It’s disappointing to lose a game like that, but we should’ve done better on the goal,” he informed DAZN. “We just stopped taking part in and completely want to do higher in that sense.
“It’s easy, just take a look at the transfer, we’re on the 93rd minute and ought to have our bodies into the field to defend.
“This is part of the growth process for players, something we take for granted. We were too slow and static in reacting to the ball in that situation.”
Juventus noticed two objectives disallowed within the closing 20 minutes, with Angel Di Maria and Dusan Vlahovic each denied, however Allegri refused to blame referee Michael Fabbri for the end result.
“We need to stay calm, accept as we always have done the refereeing decisions – good or bad,” the pinnacle coach added. “Otherwise, we waste power, as a result of we can’t change the end result now.
“The referee was very good today, I congratulate him on his performance.”
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It was the Bianconeri’s first league outing because the reversal of their 15-level deduction, lifting them to third within the desk with 59 factors – three forward of Roma and Milan in fourth and fifth respectively.
Nevertheless, Juve nonetheless path Napoli by 19 factors and, whereas praising his gamers’ attitudes in adversity, Allegri hopes they’ll shut the hole and launch a better title problem subsequent season.
“This is a surreal situation we were in, and the lads were marvellous,” he stated.
“We had some difficulties this season, particularly after the 15-level penalty. We’ve nonetheless received a lead over Milan and Inter, so now we should decide up the factors we’re lacking.
“This is a season that will help us grow a great deal and next year, we’ll be right back up there fighting for the Scudetto.”
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