The Nerazzurri moved four points clear at the Serie A summit after a 72nd-minute goal from Sulley Muntari decided a hotly-contested Derby d'Italia.

Prior to the match much had been made of the game being a battle between two former Chelsea bosses in Mourinho and Juve coach Claudio Ranieri.

But rather than take the plaudits for himself, the Portuguese coach was quick to heap praise on everyone else at the club.

"Today it is difficult to speak of a single player because everyone has done very well," he told Mediaset.

"The credit for this goes to all the players, for their intensity and emotion in the preparation for the match and how they played.

"The game was won by everyone who played, who came onto the pitch for a few minutes, those who remained on the bench, who went into the stands.

"We won as a team and this victory is for president Moratti, the head of the Inter family who, for many years, could not beat Juventus at the San Siro."

Juve midfielder Dejan Stankovic, who nearly completed a controversial move to Turin in the summer, echoed Mourinho's comments and went so far as to describe the performance as "almost perfect".

"We didn't give an inch. It was a beautiful match, almost perfect," he said.

"Both the first and second half were perfect, we never gave in and were rewarded with a massive victory - a success for the whole squad.

"What made a difference was our tenacity, which has added to our quality. We had to run and fight for every inch and every ball."

Juve goalkeeper Alex Manninger had a different view on the game, however, claiming the only difference between the sides was Inter's ability to capitalise on a "half-chance".

He said: "No team is expected to come to San Siro and beat Inter, but until the goal it was a very balanced game and it could easily have ended in a draw.

"But they found a goal with a tap-in from a half-chance, this is football."

Ranieri added: "Today we weren't the true Juventus. Of course Inter deserved their win, as they didn't let us play our game."