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Treble-hunting Juventus heads into Cup final against Lazio

MILAN (AP) -- When Massimiliano Allegri was sacked by AC Milan in January 2014, few could have predicted that a year later he would be on the brink of steering Juventus to treble success.

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Italian football authorities themselves had little faith in that happening, scheduling the Italian Cup final for a day after the Champions League showpiece - and having to hastily rearrange after Juventus triumphed at Real Madrid last week.