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Juventus coach Allegri on Genoa draw: We lacked focus

Juventus coach Max Allegri felt they lacked focus for their 1-1 draw with Genoa.

Daniel Bessa canceled out Cristiano Ronaldo's opener for Juventus.

"It's very simple, we left the game. Genoa did well to stay in there and instead of scoring for 2-0, we conceded for 1-0," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.

“This shouldn't happen, because the Scudetto is won and lost in games like this. In the second half, our minds were on Manchester United and we fell asleep.

“After the equaliser, we then went from sleeping to frenetic desperation, and neither of these attitudes is acceptable. We should've had our mind on the job at hand.

“A good 10 minutes before the goal, we were already drifting out of the game. It was coming, we could see it from the touchline. I think it'll be good for us, as this is a wake-up call so everyone can remember that nothing is to be taken for granted.

“The ball was bouncing around for three or four seconds, so we had all the time needed to go and mark the players in the box, but we'd been drifting for a while beforehand.

“Every match has to be won on the field throughout 90 minutes. Nothing is guaranteed or won before we've stepped on to the pitch."

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