Juventus boss Antonio Conte has praised his side’s determination after grafting out an unimpressive 1-0 win over Catania in Serie A on Sunday.
The Old Lady were poor throughout the contest but triumphed thanks to Emanuele Giaccherini’s late goal which sees them move nine points clear of second-placed Napoli with six games to play.
“We won thanks to our determination and confidence today, we won because my players believed we could make it till the end of the game,” Conte said.
“We faced Catania that is the revelation team this season and we forced them to play a very defensive game.
“They played in defence and played very well, their organization was great and sometimes they managed to counter attack, but Gigi (Gianluigi Buffon) had to save only one shot at goal today.
“My team managed to lead the game and I’m very happy, we surely proved we are mature, these are games that you could risk to lose if you lose concentration and calmness, while we were great and relaxed, we believed in ourselves until the end.”