Juventus 0-0 Roma: Motta´s men frustrated in dull goalless draw

Juventus dropped their first points of the season under new head coach Thiago Motta as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Roma at the Allianz Stadium.

In an encounter devoid of clear-cut chances, Daniele De Rossi’s side defended astutely to claim their second point of the campaign after their defeat to Empoli last week.

Dusan Vlahovic was presented with the clearest sight of goal, but the Serbian striker saw his effort thwarted by the palms of Mile Svilar.

The fixture in Turin saw just one shot from either side on target, with Juventus’ expected goals (xG) total of 0.47 only slightly bettering their opponents’ 0.37.

Heading into the international break, Juventus sit second in the early-season standings behind Inter, meanwhile Roma move out of the bottom three and into 17th.

FT | | Nothing to separate the sides on the day

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Data Debrief: Serie A giants fail to excite

Juventus’ Vlahovic and Roma’s Alexis Saelemaekers were the two credited with the encounters only efforts on target in a game that failed to live up to the billing.

But there were positives for Motta to take, with Juventus remaining unbeaten in their first three Serie A games of the season for the third year in a row, while also registering a fourth consecutive league clean sheet, as many as they had managed in their previous 16.

Roma have failed to win any of their first three Serie A games of the season for the second season in a row. Only once have the Giallorossi failed to win their first three games in two consecutive years (2010-11 and 2011-12).

They have also scored just one goal in their first three games of the season, their worst result since 1986-87.