Massimiliano Allegri News
Italy`s most successful club in domestic terms with 35 league titles including the last eight in a row, Juventus have habitually been a team who want to win without worrying about how they do it.
One of the disappointments of the season has been the form of playmaker Paulo Dybala, who has struggled to adapt his role following Ronaldo`s arrival.
Juve, who have the joint-best attack and best defence in Serie A, also became the first team in one of Europe`s big five leagues to win eight titles in a row and are still on course to equal their own domestic Serie A record of 102 points.
Allegri said that Tuesday`s 2-1 home defeat by the Dutch side needed to be kept in perspective.
Juventus took the lead on the stroke of halftime as Portuguese forward Ronaldo began an attacking move inside his own half before sprinting down field and diving to head in a clever chip from Joao Cancelo.
The 19-year-old, who suffered alleged racist abuse after scoring at Cagliari on Tuesday, came off the bench to score his fifth goal in his last five league appearances to move Juventus ever closer to an eighth successive Serie A title.
In four full seasons at Juventus, Allegri has led his team to four successive league and cup doubles and two Champions League finals.
Goalless as the hour mark approached, the Argentine introduced forwards Angel Correa, Alvaro Morata and Thomas Lemar and the Spanish side went on to win 2-0.
Allegri was dismissed in the first half of Wednesday`s Coppa Italia quarter-final for throwing his coat onto the pitch after his side fell 2-0 behind.
Cagliari or Atalanta will face Juventus in the quarter-finals at the end of January, while Milan set up a clash with Napoli or Sassuolo and Lazio will take on Inter Milan.
Juventus, who have won 10 of their 11 league games, needed the help of an own goal by Filip Bradaric after Joao Pedro had equalised for Cagliari.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri blamed his players for being sidetracked by their Champions League trip to Manchester United on Tuesday.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed his side's winning mentality as they sealed a seventh straight Serie A title after a goalless draw against ten-man Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
Juve bounced back from their defeat in the capital three days later with a 2-0 Cup final victory over Lazio.
Paulo Dybala converted both spot kicks for Juve and his fellow Argentine Gonzalo Higuain scored in between after Jose Callejon had given the visitors a halftime lead.
Buffon feels Juve aren't the team to stay off pace.
City manager Manuel Pellegrini complained his defender Nicolas Otamendi was fouled by Mandzukic before the Croatian scored.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that league clash against Inter Milan will not be decisive.
Talk of crisis five games into the season may be premature but the pressure on Juventus and Roma to reveal their scudetto credentials is palpable amid Inter Milan`s 100 percent start to Serie A.
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