Coach Massimiliano Allegri watched Juventus celebrate winning a fifth consecutive title in Turin as former club AC Milan slipped into the Serie A doldrums and further out of contention for a place in Europe.
Brazilian midfielder Hernanes hit his maiden goal for Juve to give the hosts a half-time lead but it took until Simone Zaza's 80th minute strike, after he had replaced Alvaro Morata, for the title celebrations to really begin. Juventus, now 15 points ahead of second-placed Napoli before they host Atalanta on Monday, had secured a record-equalling fifth consecutive Serie A crown last Monday when Roma defeated Napoli 1-0 in the capital.
After a week of celebrations, it was far from sterling stuff from the Turin giants but Allegri said: "It wasn't a great game but the tension had dropped off a little following our title celebrations last week.
"But now it's important for us to keep our focus with a view on the Italian Cup final against Milan." Allegri now has three Serie A titles on his coaching CV having steered AC Milan to the 'scudetto' in 2011, only to be sacked by the seven-time European champions following a 4-3 defeat to Sassuolo in January 2014.
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