Substitute Alvaro Morata lit up a lacklustre performance from the Serie A leader at Stadio Renzo Barbera with a superb curling effort in the 70th minute. That proved enough for champion Juve to stretch its lead over second-placed Roma, which does not play until Tuesday (AEDT), to 14 points and coach Allegri praised a job well done against a Palermo side which had not lost its previous 10 home games. "It wasn't an easy game," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia. "The boys showed a sign of maturity. "We could have done better after going up 1-0, but it's an achievement that we take another win on the way to the Scudetto." Juve now turn its focus to Thursday's (AEDT) UEFA Champions League last-16 second-leg tie at Borussia Dortmund. Allegri's men hold a 2-1 lead from the first encounter in Turin and he is sure his players are in the right frame of mind to progress to the quarter-finals. "We know Borussia's qualities, but it is also a game where we need to score at least one goal, probably two," he added. "That means a lot of balance, being in the match and having a bit of luck too. "We have the right enthusiasm to face this challenge, seeing as we are so far ahead in Serie A."
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