Gattuso triumphs amid tragedy

Rusty Ronaldo

The final was played behind closed doors, in the silence of Rome's Stadio Olimpico which should have hosted Italy versus Switzerland in Euro 2020 on June 17.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo missed a chance to break the deadlock after five minutes, having also missed a penalty in a goalless semifinal, second-leg match against Milan last weekend.

"It's unusual, two 0-0 draws for us, but that just shows the lack of sharpness after such a long break," said Sarri."Ronaldo is in the same shape as the others, like Paulo Dybala and Douglas Costa, he is lacking the sharpness to do what works best for him."

Napoli had the best chances of the first half with Lorenzo Insigne's curling effort denied and Buffon clearing Diego Demme from close range.

Buffon pulled off a last-minute save on Nikola Maksimovic to send the game into penalties with extra time scrapped to minimize injuries after the coronavirus shutdown.

Sarri said he hoped Juve would "put the anger and hunger from this disappointment" into its Serie A challenge with the eight-time reigning champion just one point ahead of second-place Lazio.

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE