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Juventus coach Allegri delighted with McKennie for Coppa win

Juventus coach Max Allegri was delighted with Weston McKennie's performance for their Coppa Italia win against Frosinone.

Juve are into the Coppa Italia semifinals, with Arkadiusz Milik hitting a hat-trick and Kenan Yildiz also scoring in the 4-0 win.

Allegri enthused: “McKennie left Juventus last season, did not have a great season at Leeds on loan, but returned eager to prove himself. We must all celebrate for this victory, but then from tomorrow shelve it and focus on the next test against a Sassuolo side that scored four goals against us last time.

“The fact we managed to keep a clean sheet was good, as recently we had been conceding a bit too easily. We must realise the various moments of the match, when to push hard and when to control, and the team has improved in that sense.

“Winning games is always complicated, even when they look easy in hindsight, and we must continue improving in many areas. We were a bit too tense in the first half and struggled playing out from the back, so need to work on that."

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