Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri defended their performance for Wednesday night's Coppa Italia final defeat to Napoli.

The match ended 0-0 on the night in Rome, thanks largely to Gigi Buffon heroics and the woodwork, but the Partenopei won on penalties for their sixth Coppa trophy.

“There is disappointment for the club, the lads and the fans, but at this moment we cannot do much more, because we are lacking sharpness," Sarri told RAI Sport.

“We were missing a few players and had to make some different choices to usual, because our fitness levels are not optimal. We keep the ball well, but lack the sharpness to turn that into dangerous scoring opportunities.

“We are struggling to get past opposition players when taking men on, we have a team built on individuals who can usually do that very well. I don't think we're lacking determination, because we were totally concentrated for 90 minutes and you can't do that without determination.

“I think the problem is the characteristics, because these are players accustomed to taking men on and at the moment that's just not coming off."