Coach Massimiliano Allegri has always said that winning major titles should never be underestimated, yet there was something strangely unsatisfying about this season’s campaign.
MILAN - Juventus’s Champions League quarter-final defeat by a young Ajax Amsterdam side last month was more than just a shock result - it was a footballing lesson for the team who have dominated Serie A this season.
Allegri, 51, has always said that winning major titles should never be underestimated, yet there was something strangely unsatisfying about this season’s campaign. It was enough to win them another Italian title - their eighth in a row altogether including Allegri’s five - but not enough to bring them the Champions League, which was seen as the priority after defeats in the 2015 and 2017 finals.
Anything before that - establishing a lead at the top of the league and getting through the Champions League group stage - becomes an obligation rather than a challenge.Gazzetta dello Sport suggested that Allegri also wanted more control over the club’s transfer policy.
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