Soccer-Juve must channel 'bitterness' of missing out on Champions League - Allegri

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Lazio vs Juventus - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - March 3, 2018 Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo

(Reuters) - Juventus are very disappointed not to be playing in European competition this season, manager Massimiliano Allegri said on Saturday, adding that he hoped to harness that bitterness and turn it into fuel for a successful domestic campaign.

Juve finished seventh in Serie A last term due to a 10-points deduction for alleged false accounting practices and qualified for UEFA's third-tier Conference League.