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Juventus coach Allegri pleased with victory at AC Milan; happy with Huijsen debut

Juventus coach Max Allegri was pleased with his players for victory at AC Milan.

Juve won 1-0 thanks to Manuel Locatelli's deflected strike as Malick Thiaw was sent off for the Rossonero.

Juventus played well defensively, but football is about moments and Kean did well on that move," Allegri told DAZN.

“Once we were against 10 men, we did not start the second half well. In the final minutes, we lacked patience and kept allowing Milan counter-attacks. It is true we had an extra man, but the pace of Rafael Leao can neutralise that gap.

“It had been a long time since we had beaten Milan, so I can only thank my players."

He continued: “It is just about the way you pass it around. Playing against 10 men, you have to use the pitch like an airport and not let them get anywhere near the ball, you do not allow them to counter like that.

“When you have the extra man, you do not make those passes in tight channels, you do not dribble, do not take men on. You don't force the moves, you go for the guaranteed ones.

“These are things we need to work on, as we have some lads without much experience and playing at San Siro was a big test for them."

Allegri added: “I am glad that Dean Huijsen made his debut, he was born in 2005, but never made things too difficult, never caused problems for his teammates and his reading of the game was wonderful."

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