Juventus coach Allegri happy with victory over Verona; praises Kean

Juventus coach Max Allegri was pleased with the patience shown for victory over Hellas Verona.

Andrea Cambiaso tapped home in injury-time to deliver Juve the three points.

“Football is deadly, we took 97 minutes to win the game, then scored a goal after it hit the post and came back out," Allegri told Sky Italia.

“The team deserved this victory and played in an organised manner, that was the most important thing. The winner with a minute to go saw us build it up calmly. Szczesny passed it to Miretti, then to Gatti for the cross, Milik's header and then Cambiaso.

“The lads kept sharp even that late on and that was crucial after a good overall performance."

Allegri also spoke of Moise Kean's reaction to being substituted.

“He did not deserve to come off, but when two goals are disallowed and he gets booked, I thought this is really not his night, get him off! Kean is a player who has improved a great deal, he has changed physically and mentally.

“Kean has improved a lot over the last year and he is working very hard in training. I have a weakness for Kenan Yildiz, who was so quick tonight when he came on that he was offside on Milik's assist. When I see players who make that kind of dummy, I love that, because they are rare.

“Juventus have a squad of real professionals who understand their limitations and want to work on improving them. There are many more who are on loan around the place, so the academy and club have worked really well over the last 10 years to scout and develop these players.

“However, it is important that the media keeps a balance, because one day they are called heroes and the next flops."