Juventus coach Allegri: A good point against Inter Milan | OneFootball

Juventus coach Max Allegri was happy after their 1-1 draw with Inter Milan.

Inter coughed up a 1-0 lead via Hakan Calhanoglu via a Juventus penalty converted by Paulo Dybala.

"The first half performance was good, the second even better. We had a few chances that we should've done better with, then we pushed up with more confidence against a very good Inter," Allegri told DAZN.

“Let's not forget the Nerazzurri are strong technically and physically, so we needed a performance like this. We were a little too frantic at the start in the press, but that too is another stage in the growth process.

“It's a good point, it keeps us within three points of Inter and allows us to continue this positive run of results, while we have the opportunity to close up on the leading pack before the break for international duty."

Allegri added on his selection: “I knew it could be quite a physical game to start with, so I needed someone like (Dejan) Kulusevski to put more pressure on (Marcelo) Brozovic. As the tempo dropped, I put on Dybala and (Fede) Chiesa, the confidence was growing too. It's a good point, but now we absolutely must win on Wednesday against Sassuolo.

"We dropped eight out of nine points in the opening three rounds, so we had to start again from the foundations. The foundations are organisation and a solid defence. We needed to build from that first, then we've been moving more forward, a bit more, and in time with more confidence, we will be more attacking.

“We had kept four straight clean sheets, so that was progress, today we allowed Inter very few chances. The problem is that everyone has to be aggressive, from the forwards to the defenders, otherwise the team struggles."