Allegri talks Juventus’ Europa League win over Freiburg, Di Maria’s condition, and team improvement

Massimiliano Allegri held a press conference after the match against Freiburg.

Could this be a turning point for Gatti?

“Today, Federico had a good performance, but the team achieved a good result by advancing to the next round with a good second half. We cannot play a second half like this against a team with 10 players, we need to think about it and improve.”

Could this be a fresh start for Vlahovic? Am I wrong or was he angry with Kean in the second half?

“I’m happy for Vlahovic, he returned to scoring and broke the deadlock. I was not angry with Kean, but the second half needed to be played differently. We needed to work more, as we made too many passing mistakes.”

How is Di Maria doing?

“We were playing with 11 against 10 and I didn’t want to take any risks with him.”

What do you think about Chiesa’s performance?

“I’m happy because he scored a goal. Federico was the most recoverable player, and his goal was important for us. But we need to improve in ball management, and we need to grow. We lowered our attention and rhythm too much when we were playing with 11 against 10.”

You seem angry about the way you advanced to the next round.

“It’s an important result, as this team had only lost to Dortmund in August. The result is good, even excellent, but let’s not get carried away because we’re only in the quarterfinals. We need to think about what we did in the second half and improve.”

Can Di Maria play against Inter?

“I didn’t risk him because we didn’t need to. He will definitely be available to play the match against Inter.”