The Bianconeri boss credited his side's victory at the
Tardini to the forward, while revealing that several key players will be
unavailable for Tuesday's clash with Real Madrid.
uventus coach Antonio Conte was effusive in his praise of
'super-sub' Fabio Quagliarella following the striker's performance in
Saturday's 1-0 win at Parma.
The former Napoli forward, who has not been assured a
first-team place at the Bianconeri this season, made a big impact after coming
off the bench at the Tardini, as it was his effort that struck the crossbar and
then fell invitingly for Paul Pogba to slot home the winner.
In a game of few chances, Conte lauded his team for their
clinical edge, crediting them for retaining their focus in keeping pace at the
top of Serie A.
"We always want to see shots like that from
Quagliarella," the Bianconeri boss told reporters after the match.
"It was an incredible strike, the kind he can do - even if sometimes he
tries too much.
"Paul also did very well to follow it up and keep
his finish down, which was not easy. I saw the right mentality. We rotated the
squad and this also gives us an advantage in the long run.
"On Tuesday, we play against Real Madrid, but the
lads did well to keep their concentration."
Quagliarella's prospects of netting a starting berth
against Carlo Ancelotti's men in the upcoming Champions League Group B clash
have not only been boosted by his key contribution against Parma, but also the
news that Mirko Vucinic has been ruled out of the Turin tie.
"Mirko and Stephan Lichtsteiner cannot recover in
time for Tuesday," Conte revealed. "They haven’t trained with the
rest of the side yet and to be honest I don’t know if they’ll be back for
Napoli [next weekend] either.
"[Claudio] Marchisio played well at a high intensity
for 60 minutes. He has been a regular this season, so I opted to give him a
slight rest in the second half.
"I'm convinced he'll soon be back to the old
Marchisio."
Despite their fine domestic form, the Italian champions
are still looking for their first win in Europe, and failure to do so on
Tuesday would leave them on the brink of an early exit.
Culled from Goal
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