Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says he has been impressed by his side's form in November, a month that has seen them climb to fifth in the league and book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Sunday night's 3-0 win at Palermo was Juve's fourth straight league victory and fifth in six games, a strong turnaround following a start to the season that saw them take just nine points from their first eight games and land up in 12th place at the end of October.
In his post-match comments, Allegri reflected on a run of form he knew was going to arrive sooner or later, just as he was convinced that his side were not entirely out of the Scudetto race after just two months of the season.
"It's something I had always believed in," he told the club website.. "I knew we could make up ground. It's been a glorious November."
At the same time, Allegri said that the Bianconeri cannot afford to sit back and relax now, with ground still to be made up if they are to celebrate a fifth straight Serie A title success.
"The season's still long and we're still a long way from the summit," he added. "You need a balanced view. Let's just enjoy this win now, aware that we've got a difficult game ahead of us against Lazio.
"If you want to recover well, then you've got to be in good shape. We are now in a good physical condition and the results are helping us to work better. The team has made great progress and now they know when to accelerate and when to control the ball and be compact.
"We came into [Sunday's Palermo game] after a match in which we had used a lot of energy, against [Manchester] City, so we did a great job tonight. The lads have had a great November, recovering points in the league and going through in Europe and now we are preparing for Friday."
No side has ever recovered from the deficit they had after two months of the season, but some Juve players believe a fifth straight Scudetto isn't unrealistic given their form and recent history.
"We just lacked continuity at the start of the season, but we've found that now," said Simone Zaza, who netted their second goal in Sicily on Sunday night.
"It's not impossible for us to win the league and we said this even when we were having problems, and we can confirm it now. We've just got to try to win every remaining game."