‘Football is made up of suffering and fatigue’

Matthijs de Ligt's second-half strike earned Juventus their first victory of the Serie A season at the fifth attempt as a 3-2 comeback win at Spezia on Wednesday moved Massimiliano Allegri's side out of the bottom three.

The Dutch defender fired home in the 72nd minute to give Juve all three points, completing the turnaround after his side had trailed 2-1.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said the manner of his side's comeback victory was just what they needed in order to move forward this season.

"Luckily we won a match suffering," Allegri told DAZN. "We don't have to look at the standings. We try for the next victory at home against Sampdoria (on Sunday)."

Allegri, who was pictured storming off the pitch after Juve's draw against AC Milan at the weekend, reacted light-heartedly when asked if he was still angry following his side's performance at Spezia. "I can't beat them every day," Allegri added. "Today we won an important match. "We have to get out of the comfort zone, football is made up of suffering and fatigue.

The victory moved Juve from 18th to 12th in the standings as Allegri earned his first league win since taking over as coach for the second time in the close season. Spezia stayed 16th.

Meanwhile, goals from Brahim Diaz and Theo Hernandez earned AC Milan a battling 2-0 victory over Venezia on Wednesday to move up to second in the Serie A standings.