Following Napoli's thrilling win over Juventus in extra time, Massimiliano Allegri said his team needed to perform better.
After Napoli won a stunning late victory at the Allianz Stadium, Massimiliano Allegri was forced to lament Juventus' "slow and static" defense.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Giacamo Raspadori's thunderous shot brought the lopsided Serie A leaders one step closer to winning the Scudetto and ending an otherwise uninteresting game.
As Luciano Spalletti's team stole all three points, the Juve defense was caught off guard, and Allegri acknowledged he demands more of his men.
"It's disappointing to lose a game like that, but we should've done better on the goal," he said to DAZN."We abruptly stopped playing, and in that regard, we must improve.
"It's easy, just observe the motion. We are in the 93rd minute and need to get defenders into the area.
"We take it for granted that this is a necessary component of players' progress. In that circumstance, our response to the ball was too static and slow.
Angel Di Maria and Dusan Vlahovic both had goals disallowed in the final 20 minutes for Juventus, but coach Massimiliano Allegri refused to pin the defeat on referee Michael Fabbri.
The head coach continued, "We need to maintain composure and accept the refereeing decisions as we always have, whether they are good or bad.""If not, we waste energy because we are powerless to alter the outcome at this time.
"Today's referee did an excellent job; I commend him for his work."
The Bianconeri's first league game after having their 15-point deduction reversed propelled them to third place in the standings with 59 points, three points ahead of Roma and Milan, who are in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Juve still trails Napoli by 19 points, but Allegri is optimistic that they can close the gap and mount a more serious title campaign in the upcoming season.
The boys were fantastic, he claimed, adding that the scenario was bizarre.
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