Hitman Higuain lets Allegri breathe easy

It was more difficult than Juventus would have liked, but Massimiliano Allegri's side won 2-0 at relegation-threatened Crotone to restore its seven-point lead in Serie A on Wednesday.

Roma's 4-0 win over Fiorentina on Tuesday cut Juve's advantage, but second-half goals from Mario Mandzukic and Gonzalo Higuain - the latter's 16th of the season - kept Allegri's team on course for a sixth straight scudetto.

"We could have done better in the first half, especially in the speed of our passing, but overall we were organized, giving away little or nothing and approaching the game with lucidity and organization," said Allegri.