Conte's return to Juve ends in draw for Napoli
Juventus was held to another goalless draw in Serie A, this time by Napoli as Antonio Conte failed to get a win against his former club.
The hosts dominated possession throughout the game but offered little in front of goal as they look to end their domestic scoring drought.
Napoli came closest to snatching a winner, with Scott McTominay's long-range shot needing to be pushed away by Michele Di Gregorio in the first half before Romelu Lukaku failed to follow up.
On the stroke of half-time, the goalkeeper was almost caught out by Matteo Politano's free-kick, but he tipped the winger's delivery over his crossbar.
Di Gregorio then leaped to deny winger Matteo Politano from a free kick in first-half stoppage-time, diverting the shot with the tips of his fingers.
Kenan Yildiz managed Juventus's only shot on target of the game early in the second half, and Thiago Motta's men are fourth in the table on nine points, with Napoli one place above.
The good news for Juventus is that its impressive defensive start to the season has continued as it registered a fifth-straight Serie A clean sheet.
However, that is its third consecutive 0-0 draw, experiencing such a run for the fifth time in its history in Serie A, and its first since May 1992 under Giovanni Trapattoni.
Conte said he was "moderately satisfied" with the result but stressed the need to make the most of attacking opportunities.
"I realise the difficulty of getting a draw away to Juventus, a team that was 18 points away from Napoli last season," Conte said.
"We worked on this system, I am moderately satisfied with the defence, but we could’ve done far better in attack and I think we had the clearest scoring opportunities."
Striker Lukaku struggled against Juve, failing to have a single shot and managing just 18 touches before being substituted in the closing stages.
"I think we did it well with the midfielders. Romelu still needs to get into the kind of shape that I require," Conte said.
"I had asked for consistency and it was a good performance in terms of focus, but we can and must do better when we have the ball, as there were some favourable situations."
Reflecting on his past tenure at Juve from 2011 to 2014, Conte acknowledged the challenge of playing at Allianz Stadium.
"I know it is not easy to play here, which is why I made this stadium a fortress during my time," he concluded.
Juventus coach Thiago Motta was impressed by Napoli's courageous showing.
"I expected this attitude, although they played at our home and I didn't expect them to be as courageous as they normally are," Motta said.
"[Whether it was] their strategy or our merit, we found ourselves with the team with a low defensive block in the penalty area and therefore difficult to attack.
"It's not a question of filling [the box] but of attacking it at the right time.
"We faced a team that knows how to defend the penalty area well. When a team closes up, it's not easy to score.
"In my opinion, we did better than in the match against Roma. Inside the box, it was difficult against a team that defends well. We had a good performance but not enough to win."
Juventus finished the game with only one shot on target and striker Dusan Vlahovic, who was goalless in his fourth consecutive game across all competitions, was substituted at half-time.
"It's difficult to win without scoring, we needed an extra contribution from us midfielders too," said Bianconeri midfielder Weston McKennie.
"[Vlahovic] won't be happy but the whole team must put him in a position to score."
