Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri gives injury updates ahead of Roma clash.
The tactician tried to steer the Press conference back towards the Serie A match, greeted by laughter from the assembled reporters.
“Do you know we’ve got a game against Roma tomorrow, with 50,000 people in the stands? We’ve got to play well, then there’s a wonderful celebration at home against Atalanta to enjoy the Scudetto.
“We also recovered a few players from injury. We’ve got Alex Sandro, Rodrigo Bentancur, Paulo Dybala, Emre Can, so they are back. In case you’re interested…
“Dybala’s position has been the same, from the start of the season to now. Last term, he played with Mario Mandzukic or Gonzalo Higuain, but Cristiano Ronaldo is a different player and therefore the combination isn’t the same, but Dybala’s position has not changed at all.”
There have also been reports Allegri is unsatisfied with Joao Cancelo and wants him to be sold this summer.
“Cancelo has improved since he arrived. He has extraordinary qualities in possession, especially when dealing with the ball on his own to emerge from a difficult situation.
“It’s true we have some players a bit further ahead in years, but we also have many youngsters who are still developing. It is a good mix in this squad, it was built really well. At the end of the year, we’ll evaluate all together with Paratici and Nedved the technical situations we need to improve.
“The strength of this Juventus over the last five years has been the way it changed. There are I think only three players left from when I first arrived, Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci.”