Massimiliano Allegri warned against placing undue pressure on Moise Kean after the emerging Juventus star ended a difficult week by scoring the winner against AC Milan.
The teenage striker set aside the alleged racial abuse he endured at Cagliari in midweek to complete Juve’s second-half comeback in a 2-1 triumph at Allianz Stadium on Saturday.
It was the 19-year-old Italy international’s fifth goal in as many games for club and country and moved Allegri’s men 21 points ahead of Napoli, who must avoid defeat at home to Genoa on Sunday to keep their slim title hopes alive.
The Bianconeri considered sending Kean out on loan in January but, with Cristiano Ronaldo still sidelined by a hamstring injury sustained on international duty, keeping the talented centre-forward in Turin has proved a masterstroke.