Massimiliano Allegri says nobody will have the opportunity to catch up to Serie A leaders Napoli if they keep up their impressive form.
Luciano Spalletti s side beat Empoli 2-0 on Tuesday to secure their 10th straight league victory and move eight points clear of reigning champions Milan at the summit.
Allegri s Juve have won four consecutive Serie A games themselves, but their head coach says that may pale into insignificance if Napoli continue their stunning streak.
Napoli are having an extraordinary championship, Allegri told reporters ahead of Juve s match with Hellas Verona on Thursday.
If they continue like this, nobody will have the opportunity to get closer.
We have to take one step at a time. Verona, Lazio and then to recover energy.
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Despite picking up maximum points over their last four league matches, Juve still lag 13 points behind Napoli as they sit fifth, having won nine titles in a row between 2011-12 and 2019-20.
Allegri s men have also been knocked out of the Champions League group stage, losing five of their six games.
But a 2-0 win over rivals Inter on Sunday has fostered some positive feeling heading into their penultimate fixture before Serie A pauses for the World Cup.
Allegri demanded his players do not take Verona lightly, despite them sitting bottom after picking up just five points from 13 matches this season.
It [the Inter victory] let us spend an evening of satisfaction and joy, but the next day we closed the chapter, Allegri added.
Tomorrow in Verona we will play against a team that has beaten Juventus three times in the last five games.
In the last few matches they have been defeated in an undeserved way. They have a physical and attacking team. It will not be an easy match.
It is a team that does not deserve the ranking it has. We will have to play an equal match to them from a physical point of view.
