text: Antonio Conte insisted his return to Turin for Italy's 1-1 draw against England prompted 'very fond memories', despite reports he received death threats in the days leading up to the friendly. Former Juventus manager Conte replaced Cesare Prandelli as Italy boss in August after the Azzurri's World Cup group-stage exit last summer, but his first seven months in charge of the national team have been topsy-turvy. Italy required a late goal from Eder to rescue a 2-2 draw against Bulgaria last Saturday and Conte reportedly received death threats from Juventus fans after Claudio Marchisio suffered a knee injury on the eve of the Euro 2016 qualifier. Antonio Conte insisted his return to Turin prompted 'fond memories', despite reports he received death threats . Conte guided Juventus to three Serie A titles during his time as manager but became Italy boss in August . Conte, who guided the Turin giants to three Serie A titles before taking over as Italy boss in August, was back at Juventus Stadium for Tuesday night's friendly with England and admitted the occasion had been emotional. 'I have been quite emotional over the last few days, including at training yesterday, and being back here brought back some very fond memories,' he told the Italian Football Federation website. Graziano Pelle's first-half strike looked like being enough to earn Italy victory, but Andros Townsend's long-range effort 11 minutes from time secured England a share of the spoils. Conte (left) gestures after England striker Harry Kane was involved in a clash with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini . The Italy manager, who admitted it had been an 'emotional' week for him, enjoyed his team's 1-1 draw . Conte was disappointed Italy could not hold on to their lead, but was encouraged by their play as they stretched their unbeaten run to eight games. 'It's a shame (to concede the equaliser) because we had a lot of chances against a good England team,' he added. Graziano Pelle celebrates scoring the opening goal for Italy on Tuesday night at the Juventus Stadium . Andros Townsend fired in a brilliant goal from 25 yards to level the scores for England in the friendly match . 'Nevertheless, I'm pleased because I got answers from all the players, both the ones that played the full 90 minutes and others, such as (Mirko) Valdifiori, who played only 60. 'We still need to continue to work hard in order to allow the players to develop and be ready at international level. We need them to gain confidence for them to get even better.'
target: Italy drew 1-1 with England at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night .
  It marked a return to Turin for Italy's former Juventus boss Antonio Conte .
  Conte received death threats in the build-up to the international friendly .
  He says it was still good to rekindle his good memories from his time there .