Cristiano Ronaldo continued his hot form for Juventus on Saturday as he and Mario Mandzukic scored both goals in the second consecutive game to help the Serie A leaders open up a nine-point lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over struggling SPAL.
Ronaldo slotted home Miralem Pjanic's free-kick after 29 minutes in Turin to join Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek at the top of the Serie A scoring charts with nine goals, before Mandzukic sealed the three points on the hour mark in a simple warm up for Tuesday's crucial Champions League visit of Valencia.
The pair also scored both in Juventus' 2-0 win over AC Milan before the international break, and Ronaldo's strike was his seventh in eight games in all competitions for his new club, for a total of 10 goals this season.
SPAL, fighting relegation, were no match for Allegri's reigning champions who are nine points ahead of Inter Milan and Napoli, with Carlo Ancelotti's side gunning to close the gap when they play bottom club Chievo on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo points to the sky after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A clash between Juventus and SPAL on November 24. /VCG Photo
Bustling Ronaldo, 33, also played a role in Juve's second scored by Mandzukic, who was wearing the captain's armband for the first time.
Ronaldo latched onto a long ball and pulled it back for Douglas Costa, whose shot was cleared into the path of the Croatian, who gobbled up the opportunity to win the match.
Inter 'fear nobody'
Third-placed Inter moved level with Napoli after Keita Balde scored twice in a comfortable 3-0 win over second-from-bottom Frosinone ahead of their Champions League trip to Tottenham on Wednesday.
Senegalese winger Balde stole the show in a rare start at the San Siro with regulars Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic starting on the bench ahead to of the Wembley clash with Spurs.
The former Lazio and Monaco player opened the scoring after 10 minutes, set up Lautaro Martinez to head in the second shortly before the hour mark and added the third eight minutes from time.
Inter Milan players celebrate with their fans before facing Tottenham Hotspur in Wednesday's crunch Champions League clash. /VCG Photo
It got Luciano Spalletti's side back on track after their seven-match winning streak ended with a heavy 4-1 defeat at Atalanta last time out.
"Tottenham will not be easy, they are a good team, but we go to Wembley with our heads held high," said Balde. "We must fear nobody."
Roma suffered a setback ahead of Tuesday's Champions League game against holders Real Madrid at the Stadio Olimpico, falling to a 1-0 defeat at Udinese.
Eusebio Di Francesco's side were sluggish against the hosts, who pulled away from the relegation zone thanks to Argentine Rodrigo De Paul's 54th-minute goal.
"We lacked grit and determination," Di Francesco said after his side dropped to seventh, 18 points behind Juve. "We had chances but could not turn them into goals."