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The 37-year-old goalkeeper has hailed the impact of the former AC Milan coach as Juventus stand on the verge of an historic treble.
Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has hailed coach Massimiliano Allegri's impact in Turin as they close in on a memorable treble.
The former AC Milan boss's July 2014 appointment raised eyebrows around Europe after he was sacked by the Rossoneri just six months earlier.
But the 47-year-old now stands on the verge of an historic treble after leading the Old Lady to the league and cup double ahead of Saturday's Champions League showdown with Barcelona, and Buffon has revealed how impressed he has been by the man in charge.
"What has impressed me most is his great intelligence in terms of settling in with the squad and trying to find out not just our technical qualities but also the mentality and morale of the whole team and each individual player," Buffon told Uefa.com.
"His tactical knowledge is outstanding – after years of playing a certain system, he managed to get us to try alternatives and to perform even better.
"Even so, he has not tried to completely change how we've played because in some situations or matches we have returned to how we played before. So I think this is his biggest achievement."
Juve are hoping to secure their first Champions League crown since 1996 but Buffon concedes the Italian champions will be the underdogs in Berlin.
"Against Real Madrid [in the semi-finals] we might have had a 35 per cent chance of making it past them, so I guess the chances of now winning the trophy against this Barcelona side are even slimmer," he said.
"But like I said about Real, we have a few weapons to compete and ways to try to make things difficult for them. So we will play based on that."
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