Juventus coach Max Allegri was delighted with the character shown for victory over Monza.

Juve won thanks to Fede Gatti's 92nd minute winner - a minute after Valentin Carboni's equaliser for Monza. Juve survived despite Dusan Vlahovic's failure from the penalty spot.

“It's an important victory because it came against a strong team that plays well," Allegri told DAZN.

“We had chances to double the lead, but they kept possession in the second half. We didn't risk much, but we left too much freedom to Carboni, who is a good player. We reacted immediately. Praise to the lads who strongly wanted to win.

“We know it's hard to win games and all lads are working hard with great desire," continued Allegri.

“We know our limits and we'll work on them. We need to recover a few players. Danilo returned today, and Alex Sandro played an excellent game, hopefully, Locatelli will stop feeling pain soon."

The win takes Juve back to the top of the Serie A table.

He added: “We can't stop. On the contrary, we need to continue week in, and week out to remain as close as possible to the top of the table.

“We conceded an avoidable goal. Carboni had already cut inside three times, so we must improve. I can't blame anyone. We must improve the ball management, especially in the second half when we are a little bit under pressure."