Juventus 3 - 1 Treviso
Parravicini 25 (T), Mutu 34 (J), Trezeguet 43 (J), Del Piero 82 (J)
Stadio Delle Alpi
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Treviso had given the Bianconeri a scare in Turin, but they fought back to notch up another victory.
The leaders faced Treviso for the first time in their history and nobody expected anything but a Juventus victory. Alberto Cavasin earned a 2-2 draw with Palermo on his debut last Sunday and hoped to build on that performance, even though striker Luigi Beghetto was out injured. The Bianconeri were weakened by bans for Lilian Thuram and Patrick Vieira, so Robert Kovac and Manuele Blasi stepped in.
Adriano Zancope' comfortably held a David Trezeguet header, but the first real scoring opportunity was for Treviso. On 16 minutes, Cottafava's looping effort on a corner kick was fingertipped over the bar by Christian Abbiati.
Incredibly, it was little Treviso who took the lead after 25 minutes. Galeoto cut back for Parravicini's fierce and precise angled drive that beat Abbiati into the far corner of the net.
Juve struggled to create chances, but Giorgio Chiellini's spectacular volley was over the bar.
Moments later, the Bianconeri equalised with their first real scoring opportunity. Zlatan Ibrahimovic found space on the right and rolled across for Adrian Mutu to bundle the ball in from six yards.
Juventus turned the game around completely on the stroke of half-time. Chiellini's low cross from the left found Trezeguet, who was kept onside by Fabio Gallo, and it was child's play for the Frenchman to tap in.
Ibrahimovic performed a stunning trick to flick a cross up with his heel for Emerson at the back post, but the Brazilian could only blaze over the bar.
Mutu had two good chances to double his tally, but missed the first and saw the second on an Ibrahimovic assist deflected wide. Treviso also went close, Cottafava's header comfortably saved by Abbiati.
Manuele Blasi's low drive on a Del Piero assist was wide of the near post. Substitute Alessandro Del Piero ensured the points were safe in the final minutes by firing in an Ibrahimovic cross from the right from six yards.
Del Piero should've had a brace, but his curling free kick slammed the crossbar with Zancope' beaten.
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Juventus: Abbiati; Zambrotta, Kovac, Cannavaro, Chiellini; Camoranesi, Emerson, Blasi, Mutu (Nedved 75); Ibrahimovic (Zalayeta 84), Trezeguet (Del Piero 69)
Treviso: Zancopè; Galeoto (Giuliatto 46), Cottafava, Gustavo, Dossena; Della Fiore, Parravicini (De Martino 65), Gallo, E Filippini; Pinga (Fava 65); Reginaldo
Zlatan made the two assists for mutu and trez to score.
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