The game was no more than a boring affair where Juve strikers failed to transform possession into goal scoring chances.

Alessandro Del Piero was the only player who looked like scoring, and after four minutes he forced Samp keeper Antonio Mirante did well to save the skipper's powerful free kick.

On 20 minutes the lively Mohamed Sissoko exchanged passes with Alex before the latter angled shot skimmed Mirante's post and went wide.

Neither team could do any better in the second half. However, Sampdoria could have stole the game hasn’t Alex Manninger saved Daniele Dessena's volley from outside the box.

The result put Juventus in third place of the league table with nine points, one adrift of leaders Inter Milan who could extend their lead on the top if they beat arch-rivals AC Milan on Sunday.

Elsewhere in Italy, Fiorentina bounced back from Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to Lazio with a 1-0 home win over Genoa thanks to a 61st minute Alberto Gilardino goal.