unlikely to be fit for Tuesday's Champions League
game against Borussia Monchengladbach.
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira is a doubt for Tuesday's
Champions League game against Borussia Monchengladbach
due to a calf injury sustained in the side's 2-1 victory
over Torino
Khedira went down with the problem early in the Turin derby on
Saturday and his replacement Juan Cuadrado netted a dramatic
93rd-minute winner.
Allegri admitted it had been a "risk" to pick the Germany
international, especially as he faces a race against time to prove
his fitness ahead of the Group D game.
"He told me that he felt good and was ready to play. We'll see if
he can play midweek, but I doubt it," said Allegri.
Cuadrado scored his first Juventus goal in the third of four
added minutes to settle the match. Paul Pogba had given the
hosts the lead with a fine strike on his 100th Serie A
appearance, but Cesare Bovo thumped in a leveller for Torino.
"After Khedira went off, the team took more control of the game
and it was an entertaining game. Paulo Dybala would move over
and Pogba come forward into his space," Allegri told Sky
Sport Italia.
"You need determination to the very end in order to get a result
like this.
"We had 12 points after 10 rounds, so tension was only natural.
The team reacted well, obviously we have to improve a lot, but
this was a small step forward."
Cuadrado added that he was "happy" with the
team's performance.
He said: "This game will give us the required impetus to keep
fighting for the title.
"We need to approach every game as if it were a final, as we
did. Then the results will come."
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