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Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri: Torino a clash of attitudes

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri feels Sunday's derby with Torino will be a clash of attitudes.

Allegri is wary of the improving Granata.

“We'll see tomorrow whether experience or youthful exuberance wins out. It will be a very difficult game, as Torino are among the top scorers in Serie A and have great forwards like Iago Falque, Adem Ljajic and Andrea Belotti," said Allegri.

“The defeat to Genoa was basically a replica of last year's performance against Carpi. The difference is that against Carpi we started well and had a bad few final minutes, so got away with it. Against Genoa our bad spell was the first 29 minutes.

“Football is made up of duels. You have to take men on and win tackles. The derby is always indecipherable and unpredictable.

“The derby is a special occasion. I think actually having a midweek game was helpful, because we couldn't get too wrapped up in thinking about the derby.

“We are pleased the fans came to visit us yesterday in training. We know it's a game that means a great deal to them and they ask for extra effort, but that's never something they need to worry about with us.

“It's a very keenly-felt derby and beating Toro is always difficult, as we've seen over my two years at Juve. Tomorrow will be even more hard-fought, but I repeat Toro are much more technically-gifted than past Torino teams. They don't resemble the old-fashioned Granata stereotype, which is what makes this a much more dangerous match for Juve."

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