Serie A champions Juventus put a dreadful spell of form behind them by managing a 0-0 draw at
Udinese today.
The result ended a nightmare 12 days for the Turin-based side, during which they had exited the Champions League against Deportivo Coruna, been defeated 3-1 by AC Milan and suffered an
Italian Cup loss to Lazio.
A single point was cold comfort, however, and did little to revive Juve's fading title challenge, leaving them eight points behind leaders AC Milan, who can extend their lead by beating Parma in a later match tonight.
Juventus dominated the early part of the match, but could not make their superior possession count.
Striker David Trezeguet, playing his first match after recovering from a thigh injury, looked isolated in attack and the nearest they came to scoring was a close-range shot by
midfielder Enzo Maresca, which was smothered by home keeper Morgan De Sanctis.
Udinese pressed forward more aggressively after the break and nearly took the lead when a deflected effort by Czech midfielder Marek Jankulovski rebounded off the post.