Juventus manager Antonio Conte has said that his side's 3-0 win over Roma was an "important step" in their season.

The Bianconeri stretched their lead at the top of the Serie A table to eight points, and Conte was pleased that his team took advantage of their opponents in crucial moments of the game.

"The eight-point gap is important but we can't afford to let it pull the wool over our eyes and lose concentration. Anything is still possible - just look at how we've made up 13 points on Roma," he told the club's official website.

"Sunday's victory is just an important step. We've still got one more game in Cagliari to round off the first half of the season, then on with the second.

"When you play against great teams like Roma, you need to take advantage of their weak points. It would have been a problem had we not adequately prepared from a tactical point of view."

Juventus visit Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.