Juventus need ‘something extraordinary’ to reach Champions League after points deduction – Allegri

The
Italian
Football
Federation
(FIGC)
confirmed
the
punishment
on
Friday
following
an
investigation
into
the
Bianconeri’s
past
transfer
dealings,
though
the
club
confirmed
their
intention
to
appeal
the
sanction.

Former
president
Andrea
Agnelli
and
former
chief
executive
Maurizio
Arrivabene
also
received
two-year
bans
from
Italian
football,
while
former
sporting
director
Fabio
Paratici,
who
is
now
at
Tottenham,
was
given
a
30-month
ban.

Juve,
who
were
third
in
the
Serie
A
table,
subsequently
slipped
to
10th
and
12
points
off
the
Champions
League
places
with
20
matches
remaining.

“When
they
told
me
that
the
request
was
nine
points,
I
immediately
made
the
calculation
on
the
distance
from
the
Champions
League,”
Allegri
said
ahead
of
the
Bianconeri’s
clash
with
Atalanta
on
Sunday.

“When
the
sentence
of
15
points
arrived,
I
made
another
one
–
points
that
would
be
needed
to
go
to
the
Champions
League.
To
get
there,
you
have
to
do
something
extraordinary.”

But
Allegri
has
urged
his
players
to
demonstrate
unity
in
the
wake
of
the
sanction
and
remain
focused
on
the
task
in
hand
–
starting
with
the
visit
of
Atalanta.

“It’s
a
special
game
after
what
happened
yesterday,”
he
added.
“We
must
all
unite
even
more,
continue
to
work
with
a
low
profile.
We,
the
staff
and
the
players,
just
have
to
think
about
the
pitch.

“Nothing
[changes],
we
still
have
to
score
points.
We
have
to
try
to
win
tomorrow.
Atalanta
are
in
great
physical
shape.
We
play
at
home,
and
it
is
to
be
faced
in
the
best
way.
We
have
to
try
to
do
the
best
we
can.

“We
must
not
start
again,
these
judicial
events
concern
society.
There
will
be
an
appeal,
as
the
lawyers
have
communicated.
We
must
think
only
of
the
field.

“Given
the
new
standings,
which
is
a
fact
for
the
moment,
we
have
22
points,
and
we
must
try
to
win
tomorrow
to
get
to
25.”