“A pleasure to meet Mourinho and Dybala”

TURIN – “Encounter Mourinho it is always a pleasure and it will also be a pleasure to see Dybala again. We had wonderful years with him and he made us have fun with his goals and his great plays “. To speak on the eve of the challenge to Stadium against the Rome of the Portuguese coach and the great former Juventus player Massimiliano Allegricoach of a Juve who does not want to lose further ground from the Giallorossi, with full points after two games and +2 on Vlahovic and his teammates. “And the first direct confrontation – Allegri explained at the press conference – against a team that started well and is continuing the positive trend started last year. Mourinho is doing a great job and is shaping Rome in his way. They are a tough team, they haven’t conceded any goals yet. It will be a very balanced match“.

Defense without Bonucci

A game that will not, however, see the captain among the protagonists Leonardo Bonucciwho seemed ready to return: “He will not be summoned – Allegri explained – because he’s not at his best yet: he’s a very important player and I need to have him 100% “. There will not even be a convalescent Angel Di Mariafor which however good news arrives: “He did a piece of training with the team, the goal – he added Merry speaking of the Argentine playmaker who came from Paris Saint-Germain (caught by Juve in the Champions League group) – is to have it for Florence“. After the muscle injury on his debut against Sassuolo, the Argentine could therefore return to the field on the fifth day on the Fiorentina pitch.

Milik and Paredes

Space also for the market, from the blow Milik already scored to the one in the pipeline for Paredes from PSG: “I am very happy with Milik’s arrival, an important choice was made because he has impressive numbers – Allegri said of the Polish striker –. By characteristics it can also play together with Vlahovic and now we are waiting for the authorization: we hope it will arrive in the afternoon so as to have it available. Paredes? He hasn’t arrived yet, I don’t know if he will arrive but we have to focus only on the pitch. “.

The Champions League group

Finally, a comment on Champions League drawwhich saw Juve finish in the group with Paris Saint GermainBenfica and Maccabi Haifa: “In Europe there are no easy games, but they are all complicated and even going to Israel will be difficult. On paper – Allegri emphasized –, the PSG is among the strongest in Europe and our passage of the round will depend on the double confrontation with Benfica “.