Juventus coach Max Allegri was delighted with victory at Lecce on Saturday.

Juve won 1-0 thanks to Nicolo Fagioli's superb strike.

Allegri said, "The lads did well, apart from the last and only shot Lecce had on target, where we were lucky they hit the post. We could've scored earlier and made the most of situations with more precise passes, did better after the break, but it was important to win after the heavy blow against Benfica."

On Fagioli, he continued: “He has great quality, his natural role is to play in front of the defence, but he has never really played there, so he needs to learn the movements. Iling also give him a good assist, the youngsters did well supported by some of those little old fellas around them…

“Miretti played well, he had chances to score, Soule had his first start and did well. Fagioli was meant to come on when the tempo dropped to give us more quality."

Allegri also said: “I told the lads today, in football, like in life, you fall down and get back up, the important thing is to have courage. It can't always go badly, it's too easy to be good when it's going your way, you must be mentally strong and face down the storm, but also have that healthy bit of madness that inspires you. If we are too rational, we don't get far. That madness must always be present.

“We hadn't won three in a row since March, so it was not easy today. I had confidence also because October 29 is my son's birthday. Also, I remember in 2011 we won away to Roma and this too was against a team in yellow and red, so I felt that was a good omen!"