Juventus coach Allegri rues mistakes for Udinese draw

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Juventus coach Allegri rues mistakes for Udinese draw

Juventus coach Max Allegri admits they must learn from their opening day draw at Udinese.

Juve threw a two-goal lead away at the Dacia Arena, picking up one point in their Serie A opener.

“We played a good game. Unfortunately, that's what football is about. We should have done better in the second half, we were unable to manage unexpected events. This must serve us as a lesson," Allegri told DAZN.

“We lost too many balls in the middle of the park in the second half. Perhaps we were a little tired. Still, you can't concede these kinds of goals. We defended well, we hadn't conceded a shot on target."

On Manuel Locatelli's debut, Allegri added: "Locatelli can play as a playmaker or mezzala, he is not 100% fit yet, Ramsey played a good game as a deep-lying playmaker, but we had to manage certain situations in a different way.

“(Cristiano) Ronaldo is feeling well. I had talked to him before the game, telling him he would start on the bench. He made himself available, he did well when he entered the pitch, he also scored a goal, but it was disallowed."