Juventus boss Max Allegri was impressed by Empoli after Saturday's win.

The Bianconeri had been trailing at half-time to a Francesco Caputo strike, but Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty and fired in a stunner from 20 metres.

“The team had started with the right approach, but after 10 minutes we slowed down the tempo of our passing and allowed a few too many Empoli counters," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia after the 2-1 victory.

“Empoli are tough to play against, as they had one centre-forward, two trequartista and the wingers that had pace, so we had to be wary of the counter and that is how they scored the goal.

“In the second half, we created many chances and deserved the victory, but we have to tip our hats to Empoli for being so well-organised and impressive.

“I left at the end because there were five seconds to go and we would either win or equalise, there was no other option."