Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty to seal a hard-fought 2-1 win for Juventus against Lazio in Rome on Sunday to pull 11 points clear in Serie A.
Juventus had trailed after an Emre Can own-goal after an hour before substitute Joao Cancelo pulled the champions level and then earned the penalty which Ronaldo slotted in with two minutes to go.
An eighth straight Serie A title beckons for Massimiliano Allegri's side who soar clear of second-placed Napoli who were held to a goalless draw at AC Milan on Saturday.
Inter Milan are 19 points behind the leaders after losing 1-0 at Torino earlier on Sunday.
Lazio drop to eighth place -- three points off the Champions League spots -- after their second defeat in a row after losing to Napoli by the same score last weekend.
"For sixty minutes it was the worst Juventus of the year," said captain Giorgio Chiellini.
"Paradoxically after the goal disadvantage we found the motivation to win it. "We've got players who make the difference. (Goalkeeper Wojciech) Szczesny kept us on our feet, we were lethal in the end."
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Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco lamented: "What drives me crazy is the lack of consistency from this team, even during the same match. It's absurd to see a team with the same players put in such a different performance from one half to the next. "We were fortunate to get a draw."
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