Juventus dominated Chievo, but only won with an own goal, as they rattled the woodwork three times and Kingsley Coman had a splendid debut.

The reigning champions had won three consecutive Scudetti, but Antonio Conte was gone to be replaced by Massimiliano Allegri. Andrea Pirlo, Alvaro Morata, Andrea Barzagli and the suspended Giorgio Chiellini missed out, while Fernando Llorente and Sebastian Giovinco had flu, so 18-year-old Kingsley Coman was thrown straight in for his Serie A debut. Chievo had Sergio Pellissier banned and surprisingly dropped Alberto Paloschi in favour of Ezequiel Schelotto.

Juve started strong with Carlos Tevez drilling wide after 32 seconds and took the lead on six minutes, as a corner was curled to the back post for Martin Caceres after Francesco Bardi misjudged the flight of the ball. It looked to take a deflection off Cristiano Biraghi, as it seemed almost impossible to score from such a tight angle. The Uruguayan got the first Serie A goal of 2014-15, his first since October 2012.

Arturo Vidal tried everything possible to score from close range, but at full stretch was eventually denied by a Bostjan Cesar goalline clearance. From that corner, the Chilean’s header cracked against the upright.

Schelotto wasted a Chievo counter, but the impressive Coman stung Bardi’s gloves with a fierce angled drive.

Juve hit the woodwork again before half-time with Tevez sliding in to meet a Stephan Lichtsteiner low cross, turning it against the bar. Moments later the crossbar was thumped for a third time by a looping Caceres header.

Coman almost marked his Serie A debut with a goal, his curler flashing inches wide, then he nodded a Vidal cross just over the bar.

There was more bad news for Chievo, as Ivan Radovanovic was stretchered off after an accidental blow to the head.

Fernando Llorente saw his looping header palmed off the line and from that corner a Caceres volley deflected over. The Spaniard also failed to tap in from six yards and Juve started to worry they’d pay for being this wasteful.

Maxi Lopez got on the end of a lucky ricochet on 76 minutes, forcing Gigi Buffon into a desperate reaction save from point-blank range. The Argentina could’ve done better had he not slipped on the dismal Bentegodi turf.

Tevez drilled wide from distance, adding to the slew of wasted opportunities.