Match ends, Palermo 0, Juventus 1.
PalermoPalermo0JuventusJuventus1
Alvaro Morata scored the winner as Juventus beat Palermo to move 14 points clear at the top of Serie A.
Palermo, who had previously only lost once at home this season, were undone when substitute Morata curled home.
The Spanish striker broke the deadlock just 10 minutes after coming on to replace compatriot Fernando Llorente.
Second-placed Roma can narrow the gap on Juve, who are chasing a fourth successive league title, when they host Sampdoria on Monday.
Juve, who were without key midfielders Paul Pogba and Andrea Pirlo through suspension and injury respectively, next play on Wednesday when they face German club Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League last-16 second leg.
Massimiliano Allegri's side have a 2-1 advantage from the first leg in Turin.
In Saturday's other Serie A match, Zdenek Zeman was denied victory on his return as coach of relegation-threatened Cagliari.
Matias Vecino scored 37 seconds from the end of injury time to secure a 1-1 draw for Empoli.
Joao Pedro's first-half goal looked set to end a six-match winless league run for Cagliari, who are three points from a position of safety.
Zeman, dismissed in December, was reappointed after his successor Gianfranco Zola was sacked on Monday.
Line-ups
Palermo
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 70Sorrentino
- 2Vitiello
- 19Terzi
- 4AndjelkovicBooked at 41mins
- 3Rispoli
- 27Rigoni
- 25MarescaSubstituted forJajaloat 63'minutes
- 8BarretoSubstituted forBelottiat 76'minutes
- 33DaprelàSubstituted forEmersonat 83'minutes
- 20VázquezBooked at 39mins
- 9DybalaBooked at 87mins
Substitutes
- 1Ujkani
- 5Milanovic
- 10Pereira Silva
- 13Emerson
- 14Della Rocca
- 15Bolzoni
- 18Chochev
- 21Quaison
- 22Ortiz
- 28Jajalo
- 96Bentivegna
- 99Belotti
Juventus
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Buffon
- 15BarzagliBooked at 52mins
- 19Bonucci
- 3Chiellini
- 26LichtsteinerBooked at 84mins
- 37PereyraBooked at 90mins
- 8Marchisio
- 27SturaroSubstituted forVidalat 45'minutes
- 17De CeglieSubstituted forPadoinat 77'minutes
- 14LlorenteSubstituted forMorataat 60'minutesBooked at 80mins
- 10Tévez
Substitutes
- 5Ogbonna
- 7Pepe
- 9Morata
- 20Padoin
- 23Vidal
- 30Storari
- 32Matri
- 33Evra
- 34Rubinho
- Referee:
- Marco Guida
- Attendance:
- 29,850
Match Stats
Home TeamPalermoAway TeamJuventus
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home0
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away19
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Palermo 0, Juventus 1.
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Offside, Juventus. Stephan Lichtsteiner tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Palermo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Booking
Roberto Pereyra (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Juventus).
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Paulo Dybala (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Juventus. Gianluigi Buffon tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
Booking
Paulo Dybala (Palermo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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Hand ball by Paulo Dybala (Palermo).
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Corner, Palermo. Conceded by Simone Padoin.
Booking
Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus).
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Emerson (Palermo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
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Sinisa Andjelkovic (Palermo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Palermo. Emerson replaces Fabio Daprelà.
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Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Carlos Tévez following a fast break.
Booking
Álvaro Morata (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
