Massimiliano Allegri and Simone Inzaghi sat down with the press to address the Supercoppa. The Juventus coach updated on the fitness of his squad: “Leonardo Bonucci and Alex Sandro have recovered and will be out there tomorrow. Danilo is a little behind schedule, and he might return next week or after the break. Mattia Perin will be on goal as Wojciech Szczesny does not have the green pass yet, but he could get it last-minute. Paulo Dybala played a lot against Roma, which was not the plan.”
The gaffer does not anticipate new additions despite the injury to Federico Chiesa: “We are sorry for it. I spoke with him; these things happen. He is young, and he has time to recover. We will all have to do a little more with him sidelined. The roster will remain the same as we still have several attackers. Then, we will see how the transfer market evolves.”
Inzaghi spoke shortly after Allegri: “There are no favorites in this game. They are coming off eight positive results in a row and pulled off an extraordinary comeback against Roma. They are used to playing in finals as they have a lot of experience.”
President Steven Zhang has returned to Italy: “In reality, he is always present because we talk before and after each match. We hope to send him and our fans home happy tomorrow. Being the team to beat provides extra motivation and must make us improve. Anyway, the title race is wide open. Both teams got better compared to the first clash, which we thought to have in hand. They have some absences, but also an important squad to replace them properly. All our strikers are fit and ready to play, plus Hakan Calhanoglu is available. We will give our 120 percent.”