Juventus had the best possible preparation for Friday's mouth-watering clash against Napoli with a routine win over Crotone.
Juventus returned to winning ways in Serie A as goals from Mario Mandzukic, Mattia De Sciglio and Medhi Benatia secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Crotone at the Allianz Stadium.
Massimiliano Allegri's side suffered a surprise 3-2 defeat to Sampdoria last weekend, but bounced back in style to keep the pressure on Inter and Napoli, who had both won earlier in the weekend.
Juve now travel to league leaders Napoli on Friday knowing that a win will put them just one point behind Maurizio Sarri's high-flying side at the summit of Serie A.