Juventus coach Max Allegri admitted relief after their 2-1 win against Sassuolo.

Giacomo Raspadori's strike had Sassuolo aqhead, but a Paulo Dybala screamer and Moise Kean late on saw Juve home.

“It was an important victory for the table. Sassuolo played very well, we clung in there, although we were a bit too sluggish in the first half and they were able to pierce through us easily," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.

“We did better after the break and were missing a few players, there was fatigue after the Coppa Italia game midweek, so we can only thank the lads.

“It's a good advantage over fifth place, we are a point off Napoli, so we have to keep working for the objective, which is fourth place."

Allegri admitted he was hoping for a draw before Kean's winner.

“With four rounds left in the season, you have to win the games. The rest does not count for anything. Above all, people need to understand the moment we are going through. We cannot try to do what we can't do right now, we have to focus on doing what we can do.

“The team played the game it needed to play, knowing Sassuolo were fresh, have good technique. We also lost De Ligt and Cuadrado, the last substitute was Miretti, so we just had to get the points."