his side will take the lessons learned from the dramatic 2-2
draw against Atalanta into their Champions League clash
against Monaco.
Leonardo Jardim's Ligue 1 high-flyers host Serie A leaders
Juve in the first-leg of their semi-final on Wednesday.
And Allegri, whose side sit nine points clear of second-
placed Roma after Remo Freuler capitalised on Gianluigi
Buffon's error to snatch a late equaliser at Atleti Azzurri
d'Italia, believes Friday's encounter has provided the
perfect warm-up for Juve's trip to the principality club.
"This match, we need to understand, will be similar to the
game against Monaco," Allegri told Mediaset Premium.
"They are a team that plays very similarly to Atalanta. We
knew that playing here would not be easy.
"A match like this happens, even the players are human.
The important thing is to learn from these matches and
always remain calm. It prepares us well for the game
against Monaco."
Juve, who fell behind to Andrea Conti's goal on the
stroke of half-time, looked set to snatch all three
points when Dani Alves' 83rd-minute header
capped a rejuvenated second-half display, in which
a Leonardo Spinazzola own goal had drawn the
visitors level.
As well as finding Atalanta goalkeeper Etrit Berisha
on top form, Juve were also denied what looked a
blatant penalty midway through the second half for
handball against Rafael Toloi.
But Allegri was not looking for excuses after he
saw his side clumsily throw away their advantage
late on.
"The handball by Toloi? I do not want to talk about
the incident because it makes no difference,"
Allegri continued.
"We were in the lead with a minute left and we
could not win. The [penalty] incident would be
irrelevant if we had played better.
"Usually, Juventus do not concede in this way. For
now we have gained a point on Roma, but we'll
have more wins. We are at 84 points and we can
get to 96.
"If we had won, we would have given a major blow
to Roma. But Atalanta won all the conflicts and in
football if you do not win the conflicts, you do not
win."
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