Juventus was somewhat of a surprise winner of the Italian league's symbolic winter title, and the team's supremacy will immediately be tested when they begin the second half of the season against third-place Udinese on Saturday.

Juventus is unbeaten but holds only a one-point lead over defending champion AC Milan, with Udinese three points back and surging Inter Milan six points behind.

The winner of the winter title has gone on to win Serie A the past seven years, but the league hasn't been this competitive in years.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte says "the winter title has only symbolic value. Now we've got to be even better to repeat ourselves in the second half of the season. We need to be at 120 or 130 percent."