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AC Milan coach Allegri: Juventus match could be decisive in title race
The Rossoneri boss was quite pleased with his side's victory over Cesena and is eagerly anticipating next weekend's game against the Turin outfit
Feb 19, 2012 1:20:00 PM
By Stefan Coerts
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AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that next weekend's Serie A match against Juventus could prove to be decisive in the title race.
The Rossoneri beat Cesena 3-1 on Sunday to leapfrog Juventus in the league table and Allegri is confident that his side will put in a strong performance in the encounter at San Siro on Saturday.
"We are happy to be top of the table again, even if we have played one more game than Juventus. Next weekend's encounter could be decisive and I expect it to be a fascinating match," Allegri said during a press conference.
"We have an entire week to prepare for the big game and I am confident that we will put in a great performance. If [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic is available, he will play. If not, we will find another solution."
Allegri then took the time to reflect on his side's away win over Cesena and was quite pleased with the final result.
"The boys put in a great performance right until the third goal. We then allowed them too much space for a while. The most important thing is that we won though."
Milan has collected 50 points from 24 encounters and hold a one point lead over Juventus.
The Rossoneri beat Cesena 3-1 on Sunday to leapfrog Juventus in the league table and Allegri is confident that his side will put in a strong performance in the encounter at San Siro on Saturday.
"We are happy to be top of the table again, even if we have played one more game than Juventus. Next weekend's encounter could be decisive and I expect it to be a fascinating match," Allegri said during a press conference.
"We have an entire week to prepare for the big game and I am confident that we will put in a great performance. If [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic is available, he will play. If not, we will find another solution."
Allegri then took the time to reflect on his side's away win over Cesena and was quite pleased with the final result.
"The boys put in a great performance right until the third goal. We then allowed them too much space for a while. The most important thing is that we won though."
Milan has collected 50 points from 24 encounters and hold a one point lead over Juventus.
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