Allegri: “Dybala and Chiellini can be key changes”

Rome, 15 Mar Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed that Argentina's Paulo Dybala and Italy's Giorgio Chiellini will not start in next Wednesday's round of 16 lap against Villarreal. “Chiellini, Dybala and Bernardeschi enter the call. We expect to be in 90 minutes, but there is an extension. They haven't played almost in the last month, so they can be key changes. The changes will be very important,” he said at the press conference prior to the meeting. Allegri confirmed, in the same way, that the Italian Leonardo Bonucci is safe low, that the Swiss Dennis Zakaria will return to activity on Thursday and that Serbian Dusan Vlahovic will start. Although he did not reveal who will accompany him on the offensive, it is expected that the Spaniard Álvaro Morata will do so, who said that he “is in a great state of form” and that “he is very dangerous”. “Vlahovic plays tomorrow. Morata is in good shape and has to score, like Vlahovic. Of course, many are doing well, we have become a granite group. But we haven't done anything yet,” he said. On Villarreal, the coach said that the match will be “very complicated”: “They are an expert team, with a very good coach, and they give little. Tomorrow we don't have to make mistakes and make a serious match, typical of the round of 16, to go to the quarterfinals.” “We have to play the game without losing sight of the main objective, to pass the round, knowing that there will be many matches within a single one,” he added. The keys, according to the Italian, will be to “give little” and show the maturity of the team, which together with the support of the fans will be essential to pass the round in a crucial month for the coach. “This is the important moment of the season. Now we must be 'different' from the rest of the season. It's when to play and when it's time to win. They are different matches from those played between September and February.” “You have to have ambition and goal to make it to the end. And we must never regret it; tomorrow is like a final and we will play it at home. There has to be a positive atmosphere, it will be a difficult match in which we will also have to defend”, he said. Allegri believes that the team has found the balance and maturity necessary to pass the round, but that it is time to prove it. “Right now you just have to play and win, but the ball gets smaller and heavier. I have no worries, the team has found maturity, we will have to be patient and interpret the game well, with the respect we have with Villarreal”, he said. In addition, the Italian coach referred to the match between Real Madrid and PSG to assess the importance and difficulty of these Champions League matches. “The match the other day teaches one thing: We have to make a great performance, always be in control of the unexpected, and react to what might happen,” he said. CHIEF TFC/OG