about his side equaling the club's run of consecutive Serie
A victories, but praised their convincing display in Sunday's
4-0 win at Chievo.
Alvaro Morata scored twice in the first half at the Stadio
Marc'Antonio Bentegodi before Alex Sandro and Paul Pogba
completed the triumph in Verona.
It matched Juve's record run of 12 successive league
victories in a single season - set during 2013-14 - and
ensures they keep the pressure on Napoli in the title race.
Allegri was thrilled to see his side continue the recovery
from a woeful start to their Scudetto defence, but stressed
the winning streak does not impress him as he only cares
about winning the title.
"I do not care," he told reporters when asked for his thoughts
on his side's incredible form. "I'd like to go for 20 straight
wins, but even then maybe we would not win the Scudetto.
"The run is proving successful, although I did not expect it
happen so quickly. There are still 16 games left, but we are
in a good period and now we have to continue like this and
improve further.
"There is still room for individual growth, both mentally and
physically. Just see the final shot from Pogba, when he took
the long pass down and hit it hard and hit the crossbar when
he could have placed the ball.
"We must not forget what or where we were after 10 games.
That will remind us to keep the pressure high.
"The team played a good game from a technical point of
view and in terms of the intensity in our play.
"There was only one error in the finale, which needed some
great goalkeeping from Buffon, but it was a nice match."
Genoa are next up for Juve, who face Bayern Munich in the
last 16 of the Champions League and still have a Coppa
Italia semi-final second leg to come against Inter in March.
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