The Bianconeri boss has admitted that he is
considering dropping his top scorer for the trip to the Carlo
Castellani, pointing out that he has a number of alternatives in attack
The 30-year-old striker has been in fine form in Serie A this season, with six goals in eight appearances, and was this week recalled to the Argentina squad for the first time since 2011.
However, Allegri says that with so many options to choose from up front, Tevez's place in the starting XI for the trip to the Carlo Castellani is not guaranteed.
"I'll look to pick the best team possible in order to win," the 47-year-old told reporters.
"Tevez could even start on the bench ... I've got [Kingsley] Coman, [Alvaro] Morata, [Sebastian] Giovinco and [Fernando] Llorente in good shape.
The former AC Milan boss also hinted that he had already decided upon an all-Spanish attack for the game against Empoli.
"There's a good chance Morata will start," he continued. "As far as I'm concerned, Llorente and Morata can play together. It's an option for us."
Allegri also talked about his side's recent poor away form, with the reigning Italian champions having followed up a shock 1-1 draw at Sassuolo with a last-gasp 1-0 defeat to Genoa.
"The last two away games [in Serie A] have not been good," the Bianconeri boss conceded. "In fact, in terms of results, they've been a disaster, because we got a point at Sassuolo and lost to Genoa.
"At Juventus when you lose one game there's talk of a crisis, particularly from outside.
"I don't think it's time to talk about a crisis, rather we should talk about the two or three games where the team has created a lot, converted little, and - on the two or three occasions where we gave our opponents a chance - we've conceded a goal. That’s not an excuse, it's a statement of fact.
"Tomorrow [Saturday] we have to do more to try and - above all - score, because we can't make mistakes in front of goal as well.
"And we have to be especially careful not to allow our opponents even a few chances.
"We're top of Serie A and still in the running for the Champions League. I think we'll go far this season.
"The constructive criticism we received will spur us on to do better."
Juventus' defeat at the Luigi Ferraris on Wednesday night allowed Roma to draw level on points with them at the summit of Serie A courtesy of a 2-0 win over Cesena.
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