Juventus boss Max Allegri defended the match officials after their 2-1 win over Napoli.

Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret and Juve's Miralem Pjanic were sent off, with Lorenzo Insigne missing a late penalty for the Azzurri.

“I fell asleep, as I should've replaced Pjanic when he had the first card. He was at risk, but I didn't expect him to handle," Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.

“We lost some of our organisation, Napoli gained courage and the crowd pushed them forward. We had a chance to score another, but then we defended well and on the penalty Insigne missed.

“The rules, from what I've been told, state that Meret should be sent off whether he makes contact or not. The referee decided, as did the VAR. The referee had a good game and he read the situations well.

“However, we made far too many mistakes with our passing, we got too deep and allowed Napoli forward. On the positive side, we were able to suffer under pressure.

“I had put Bernardeschi behind their midfielders to help set up Mandzukic and Ronaldo, but we weren't able to get those balls between the lines. After we took the lead and they went down to 10 men, I preferred to move things around."