Sampdoria 0-0 Juventus: Lacklustre Bianconeri held to goalless draw

An uninspiring performance from Juventus saw them held to a goalless draw at Sampdoria as they failed to make it two Serie A wins from two.

Massimiliano Allegri’s men were looking to make it seven consecutive Serie A victories against their opponents from Genoa, but they were unable to break down a resolute defence.

Adrien Rabiot thought he had opened the scoring in the second half, but the goal was ruled out following a VAR check and Samp held on for their first point of the season.

Monday’s stalemate means the Bianconeri go fourth as they dropped points after lacking a cutting edge.

3 – Juventus failed to win in both first two matches of a Serie A campaign for the third season in a row, after the Bianconeri have won the first 2 games of the season in all the previous 4 campaigns. Difficulty.#SampJuve pic.twitter.com/AwsfbisMyO

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The hosts nearly went in front after just six minutes when a sublime through ball from Abdelhamid Sabiri picked out Mehdi Leris in the box, but the midfielder’s dink struck Mattia Perin’s hip and hit the crossbar.

Emil Audero then made an important stop to tip a deflected Filip Kostic effort, which was destined for the top corner, over the bar.

After the interval, Rabiot thought he had broken the deadlock with an excellent first-time left-foot finish, but the VAR ruled it out as Dusan Vlahovic was offside in the build-up.

Juve pushed for a winner late on and nearly found one when Kostic volleyed at goal in injury time, but Audero punched the ball away and Sampdoria saw out the remaining minutes for a hard-fought point.