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Juventus coach Max Allegri: Atalanta deserved win

Juventus coach Max Allegri says Atalanta deserved their Coppa Italia victory.

Duvan Zapata struck twice for the 3-0 win.

Allegri, who was sent off for dissent, said: “This result was in the air for a while, frankly. We had players coming back from injuries, others who were out. You can recover one or two games from a negative situation, but you're going to lose eventually.

“It's nothing to get dramatic about, as it was just an off day. Atalanta fully deserved to go through and had more verve about them.

“It's disappointing for us to go out, but it was mad to think Juventus could've won every single match this season. We really gave some goals away tonight.

“I don't see it as any alarm bell to be worried about, because it is impossible to win every game. We wanted to win the Coppa Italia for the fifth time in a row, but Atalanta were very physical and aggressive, so congratulations to them."

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