Juve's Allegri pleased with Dybala progress as fitness improves

Injuries have hampered Dybala over the past two seasons but, having regained full fitness in recent months, the 28-year-old has found some form again, scoring in three of his last four games in all competitions.

Dybala' future remains uncertain, with him yet to sign a new contract beyond this season.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is pleased with forward Paulo Dybala's progress this season as the Argentine's fitness continues to improve after a series of setbacks.

Injuries have hampered Dybala over the past two seasons but, having regained full fitness in recent months, the 28-year-old has found some form again, scoring in three of his last four games in all competitions.

Dybala' future remains uncertain, with him yet to sign a new contract beyond this season, but Allegri, speaking ahead of Juve's mouth-watering Serie A clash at AC Milan on Sunday, is more than happy with focusing on the present.

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"Paulo is better physically, he is growing, he is very calm," Allegri told a news conference on Saturday.

"This helps him because he's freer to play, he has less responsibility, I'm very happy with what he's doing.

"I think he will give us a lot between now and the end of the season."

Fifth-placed Juve is unbeaten in eight league games and is a point behind fourth-placed Atalanta, albeit having played a game more, while victory over Milan would move Allegri's side to within four points of Sunday's opponents in second.

The Juve coach, however, is not aiming too high just yet.

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"Let's not go too far with things. In the meantime let's try to get a good result tomorrow against Milan, who have been doing very well in the last year and a half," Allegri added.

"Congratulations to (Milan coach Stefano) Pioli, they are fighting for the Scudetto. We have to stick with them and arrive at the end of February in the best possible condition.

"If we talked about the Scudetto we'd be talking about things that don't make sense right now."

Milan is two points clear of third-placed Napoli and two points behind leader Inter Milan, which has a game in hand.

Allegri added that Juve's Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci will miss the Milan match through injury, while midfielder Aaron Ramsey is also out as he nears an exit from the Turin club.