With the chance to seize top spot in Serie A - for one day, at least - Juventus seek victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday evening.
Following last week's win over AC Milan, Juve have moved within range of both second-city clubs, who play on Sunday, and a third straight success would see them claim the summit.
After Milan had gone down to 10 men during the first half, Juve initially failed to break through a resilient home side, but Manuel Locatelli's deflected shot from long range finally found the net, and the ex-Milan midfielder got his name on the scoresheet precisely seven years after scoring the Rossoneri's winner in the equivalent fixture.
After 50 league games without a goal, Locatelli tearfully celebrated his decider, and one third of his Serie A strikes to date have now come from outside the opposition area - one coming against Verona, back in March 2021.
Allegri continues to claim his side are not back in Scudetto contention after two dismal years on and off the pitch, but having beaten both Lazio and Milan already such protests do not hold much weight - particularly without the exertions of European competition to concern them.
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