Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo was satisfied with their 3-1 defeat of Sassuolo.

Sassuolo pushed Juve, despite the dismissal of Pedro Obiang, with two late goals from Aaron Ramsey and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring late on.

Pirlo said, “It was important for us to give a sense of consistency by winning this evening, otherwise the win at Milan on Wednesday wouldn't mean anything.

“We were a little sluggish at times this evening, but we became a little less organised and more determined, so we showed the hunger required to win the game."

Sassuolo had scored a temporary equaliser in Turin with Gregoire Defrel.

“Our midfielders were too passive and the two defenders weren't positioned properly against the striker. He was given too much space, so even though it was a good Defrel first touch, we made mistakes both in midfield and defence."