Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has praised his Juventus teammates for the collective character that they displayed during their 3-1 victory away at Napoli last night.

It seemed that the champions would have to settle for a share of the spoils when Miguel Britos scored a second-half equaliser, but late goals from Martin Caceres and Arturo Vidal secured the win for the visitors.

Speaking after the final whistle, Buffon told reporters: "There's a lot more satisfaction involved when you win by digging deep than by doing so when everything's plain sailing.

"It's something that brings the group together. In a crucial game of our season we managed to gain these three points that are worth their weight in gold."

The victory moved Juve two points clear of Roma at the top of the Serie A standings.