Speaking after being the recipient of an honor from the Gazzetta Sports Awards, Massimiliano Allegri gave his thoughts about Inter in the big match coming up: "It will be a fantastic match. We'll see in May if this is a season-defining match, we hope we are able to win something big. The derby d'Italia is a very difficult match, 5 out of 5 on the scale."
The Juventus coach also discussed Cristiano Ronaldo and the ballon d'or: "It's too bad, Ronaldo certainly deserved it with Real. Modric winning it will be a motivation, he'll want to do better and win his sixth ballon d'or with Juventus next year. CR7 is a model to all footballers. Even with all his success and at 33 years old he still focuses on each detail. His talents alone don't account for him being on his level. He is a likable guy and he has joined into the group well, and raised our level of professionalism, which is always a part of Juventus."
