Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says his side must respect Milan ahead of the two teams Serie A clash at San Siro on Saturday. The Turin giants and the Rossoneri experienced vastly different levels of success last term, with the former winning their 30th league title by 17 points the latter finishing eighth, thereby missing out on qualification for European football this term. But Allegri says meetings between the two giants of Italian football will always have a special feel - particularly from his perspective, given he previously coached the San Siro club. Milan-Juve is always a game unlike any other, the 47-year-old said. For me it will be an evening of excitement and it is normal for it to be so ... Im not a machine, and if I said otherwise I would not be human. I spent three and a half beautiful [years in Milan]. Those are now part of the my past personally and professionally. My relationship with [Milan vice-president Adriano] Galliani has always been great and the same goes for the president and for anyone who has worked at Milan. The Rossoneri have made a perfect start to the Serie A season so far, winning both their league games, and Allegri was quick to praise the rebuilding job undertaken by coach Filippo Inzaghi. They have had a good transfer window, bringing in six or seven important players like [Fernando] Torres and [Giacomo] Bonaventura, who have technical quality. Inzaghi did well to restore enthusiasm to a team that in the last six months has had some difficulties and we must now prepare for a side that, in addition to having quality, will want revenge and to prove that they can fight for the top three places. Saturday will be an important game for them. In these games you can never tell [what the result will be] and playing at San Siro is not easy for anyone. We know were strong, but we must have great respect for Milan.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 05:02:22 +0000