The coach feels his side showed that they are
capable of winning a fifth straight Serie A title as
they leapfrogged their rivals to the top of the table
Massimiliano Allegri has stressed Juventus have
won nothing yet after beating Napoli 1-0 to go top
of the Serie A table, but feels Saturday's victory
was an important one psychologically.
A single Simone Zaza strike in the closing stages of
the game was enough for the reigning champions
to clinch a vital three points in Turin and leapfrog
the Partenopei into first place.
And although Allegri has warned his players that
they cannot afford to get carried away, he feels
their 15th consecutive league victory shows they
deserve to be at the top of the table.
"It was a very tactical game between two teams
that deserve to be at the top of the table," Allegri
said at a media conference.
"Napoli put in a great performance, but we hardly
gave away any chances. We got a good chance
with Paulo Dybala and eventually got the goal. We
coped well with Napoli's pace.
"It wasn't easy to win. It's important to have gone
top of the table, but there are still 13 games to go.
"We sit top of the table because we have won 15
games in a row. The players deserve all the credit
for it. It was a big test for us.
"We had to show that we are capable of winning
the league and the lads did very well. There are
still a lot of games to go, but this is an important
win psychologically.
"We knew they could hurt us if we gave them too
much space, but we gave very little away. The
team has grown a lot. The players never stopped
believing in our title chances.
"Our belief has really grown and the younger
players have made steps forward."
Juventus hold a one-point lead over Napoli
following Saturday's victory and resume Serie A
action on Friday when they travel to Bologna.
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