Allegri hails Juventus´ ´excellent´ 2016

Massimiliano Allegri reflected on an excellent 2016, despite Juventus rounding out the year with a penalty shoot-out defeat to AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana.

Gianluigi Donnarumma saved the crucial spot-kick in the shoot-out from Paulo Dybala, who had previously missed a gilt-edged chance in the dying embers of extra time.

Allegri guided Juve to a fifth-straight Serie A title, as well as a second successive Coppa Italia, in the 2015-16 season, and he takes the Bianconeri into the mid-season break with a four-point lead in the league.

It was an excellent year, the head coach reflected to reporters in Doha.

We won the Coppa Italia, the Scudetto and we had a good performance. We also played the Suppercoppa. 

The season was very good, when we…