Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said that his team must be humble and advance on all fronts if they are to return to crowning the title.
Allegri coached Juventus for the second time last year and hopes to achieve better results than last season; The team finished fourth for the second time in a row after winning the title nine times in a row.
“The big loss (against Atletico Madrid) was useful for us to pay attention,” Allegri said before his team’s first match in the new Italian league season against Sassuolo, on Monday. “Juventus has an obligation to win the title.”
He added: “There are 4-5 contenders for the title and we are among them. We have to work in silence and improve the team’s situation in all aspects.”
Juventus has strengthened its squad with new players during the current summer transfer period, but it will play its first match, deprived of the efforts of some players, such as midfielder Paul Pogba; Due to a knee injury, in addition to the main goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
It is assumed that striker Federico Chiesa will return to the squad in January; Because of his suffering from a torn knee ligament, and as a result, he was absent from the second half of last season.