Juventus can reach their first two targets of the season in the next two weeks by reaching the last 16 of the Champions League and beating Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final, manager Massimiliano Allegri said yesterday.

The first target can be achieved tonight when Juve host last season’s beaten finalists Atletico Madrid in their final Champions League Group A match and the second on December 22 when Juve face Napoli in the cup match in Qatar.

The others – the Serie A crown and the Champions League title – will have to wait a little longer.

Atletico are already through to the last 16 and will win the group as long as they do not lose by a margin of two goals or more to Juve. The Italians will go through with a draw or if Olympiakos do not win their match against already eliminated Malmo.

If Juve beat Atletico by two goals or more they will finish top but Olympiakos can still pip them for a qualifying place if Juve lose and the Greeks win, so Allegri is taking nothing for granted.

“We have to reach the next stage. It is this season’s first goal, with the second not too far behind,” he said.

A year ago Juventus faced a similar situation only to lose in Istanbul to Galatasaray and finish in third place.

Juventus are unbeaten in their last nine European matches at home and Allegri is optimistic that his men won’t slip up now.

“I have a very strong team that has shown it can play at this level in the five previous games,” Allegri added.

Despite both clubs boasting European pedigrees going back to the 1950s, they have only met once previously with Atletico beating Juventus 1-0 in Madrid in October with Arda Turan scoring the only goal.

He says that the two teams will be approaching the match in very different frames of mind.

“It’s a different scenario,” Arda Turan said.

“We want to finish in first place and, therefore, avoid other group winners.”