Antonio Conte left Juventus “reasonably glad” with Napoli’s goalless draw on Saturday however confused the necessity to take advantage of attacking alternatives.
Napoli arrived in Turin on the again of a three-match successful streak in Serie A however fell in need of capitalising on a number of good probabilities.
Conte’s facet got here closest to snatching a winner, with Scott McTominay’s long-range shot pushed away by Michele Di Gregorio within the first half earlier than Romelu Lukaku didn’t pounce on the rebound.
The previous Inter, Chelsea and Tottenham head coach acknowledged a hard-fought level, although nonetheless noticed room for enchancment at Allianz Stadium.
“I realise the issue of getting a draw away to Juventus, a crew that was 18 factors away from Napoli final season,” Conte advised DAZN.
“We labored on this technique, I’m reasonably glad with the defence, however we might’ve carried out much better in assault and I feel we had the clearest scoring alternatives.”
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Striker Lukaku struggled in opposition to Juve, failing to have a single shot and managing simply 18 touches earlier than being substituted within the closing levels.
“I feel we did it nicely with the midfielders. Romelu nonetheless must get into the type of form that I require,” Conte stated.
“I had requested for consistency and it was efficiency when it comes to focus, however we are able to and should do higher when we have now the ball, as there have been some beneficial conditions.”
Reflecting on his previous tenure at Juve from 2011 to 2014, Conte acknowledged the problem of enjoying at Allianz Stadium.
“I do know it’s not simple to play right here, which is why I made this stadium a fortress throughout my time,” he concluded.
Napoli host Monza in subsequent spherical of video games after they face Palermo within the second spherical of Coppa Italia on Thursday.
