…PREPARATION

Today we will do further analyses of our physical condition. There are some small problems that we have been carrying with us since Thursday. But we are an accustomed team, we have been making long journeys in Europe for years. Now we have to play other big matches. Today we will analyse more accurately , but there are no real injuries.

… MASSIMO ALLEGRI

He faces each other with respect, he has made the history of Italian football and continues to lead the team at high levels. I feel sympathy for him because he played with my father. Scorers or players is a concept that doesn't exist. I don't even comment on it. Mourinho, Ancelotti and Allegri coach at a high level. Juve is a team that hasn't had a very good period, but we are aware that they want to put the point on the Champions League issue. We need another exceptional performance and the fans who must continue to do so push as they always have.

…DYBALA

I'll meet the guys in a few hours, but I don't really know how they are. Tomorrow morning we'll take another half hour to finish up and do the last two or three things. Regardless of him being an ex, Paulo is fine. It's sad. Like everyone else following the defeat, he is physically performing well. That's what amazes me the most from a physical point of view.

…ALTERNATIVES

We have alternatives in attack, I consider some players indispensable for us. The squad is built in a certain way, few players who jump the man, who go at speed, who have a devastating one-on-one like Bayer have. Dybala, As long as he's well, I'll let him play. He's not as fast as Frimpong but he's fundamental for us. There are players with such strong qualities so maybe I'll insist a little too much.

…THE OBJECTIVE

We approached the match well, we'll see tomorrow if we can get back to the away win that we've been missing since Lecce. Season? Football is impossible to explain: there are moments in which you do well and others not and moments in which you play better matches and fail to win. We must not think about what has been but about what will have to be, there are 20 days left until the end of the season and we must shorten this time to get to the Champions League as soon as possible. In the second round we weren't able to do what we did in the first round but we are close to achieving our main objective which is a return to the Champions League. We must be careful and concentrated because as long as mathematics does not provide certainty, there can always be surprises.

…ROMA

We will face a strong Roma team that is doing very well despite Thursday's defeat in the Europa League, it is a team with technical qualities that is experiencing a moment of great enthusiasm. It will be a beautiful and fascinating game to play and at the same time complicated. I thank De Rossi for the kind words. Among other things, I played with his father Alberto, a wonderful person, in Livorno in 1986. Daniele gave a lot of enthusiasm and a bit of light-heartedness to the team, he is a young coach and I believe he can have a good career. For Roma it could also be the last resort, they want to return to fighting for a place in the Champions League and we will have to play a good match. We play against a strong team that has important players who individually can resolve the match. Dybala is a player of absolute value, even that of Paredes is unquestionable, as is Pellegrini, El Shaarawy. Huijsen? He is a young player who will certainly have an important future.

…TRAINING AND INDIVIDUALS

We will have two defections in Rome: Alex Sandro who has not recovered and the other is Yildiz who has gastroenteritis, is not training today and will not leave with us. Weah has been better lately, he has more confidence and could start from the start tomorrow; McKennie had an excellent season, then there are moments in which you can make different choices; Cambiaso can play as a midfielder, as a winger and come onto the pitch: he is a player who knows how to play football, he has grown a lot and I believe he can grow even more. Kean is better up front, Milik, after the goal against Lazio that took us to the Italian Cup final, is more confident and it was also evident when he joined Milan. Everyone is needed right now. Vlahovic? I spoke to Dusan like everyone else, he was fine during the week. The strikers are all fine, I'm very calm: I have choices ahead of me which can be decisive even during the match.