Juventus' Conte Proud After Napoli Draw

Juventus' Antonio Conte proud of 'brave' effort in Napoli draw

The Turin side's head coach was very pleased with his side's performance in Tuesday's Serie A game at the San Paolo in which they recovered from twice being two goals behind

Goals from Marek Hamsik and Goran Pandev gave Napoli a 2-0 lead at half-time before Alessandro Matri pegged one back after the break. The hosts restored their two-goal lead shortly after, but Juve once again fought back and eventually salvaged a draw.

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"We struggled at the very beginning of the game, because we were not focused enough. Napoli, on the other hand, started with a special drive and scored twice," Conte told on the club's official website.

"However, we rediscovered ourselves and were brave enough to overcome the obstacles with our great heart. I’m very proud to be Juventus coach.

"I think that being two goals behind, especially at the San Paolo, would have struck down any team, but we fought back."

Juventus remain sitting atop the Serie A table after the away draw, with 26 points from 12 games.