Juventus – Napoli was a thrilling match full of twists and turns that saw the Azzurri conquer a narrow last-minute victory.
Thanks to this victory, Napoli's Scudetto party is closer than ever and the recent bad performances of the Neapolitans already seem like a distant memory.
Below is the summary of what happened in Juventus - Naples, which ended 0-1.
Broad summary Juventus – Naples 0-1
Below is a broad summary of Juventus – Napoli, a match that ended with a 0-1 victory for the Neapolitans.
Juventus – Napoli 0-0: first half summary
The Juventus players kick off the match. Intense match right from the start of the game.
The first half is very balanced, perhaps Juventus seem a little more proactive. Both teams, in fact, build interesting actions.
The study phase, however, is prevalent and, in fact, for the entire first half neither of the two teams had real goal opportunities.
The first half ends with 3 shots on goal by the bianconeri and 0 by the Neapolitans. The latter, however, win the challenge of ball possession, equal to 69%.
Juventus – Napoli 0-1: summary of the second half
The second half is decidedly more intense and sees Napoli grow by a lot. The second phase of the game, in fact, will end with 63% of ball possession and 6 shots on goal by the Neapolitans.
Despite the decidedly tighter rhythms, the first great opportunity for Napoli arrives at 70rd minute. osimhen receives a great assist, but the ball ends up against the right post!
Al 74rd minute, another great opportunity for osimhen. Same scene as a few minutes earlier, but this time the ball grazes the crossbar and goes out.
Napoli are proving they deserve a win, but at the83rd minute comes the joke: goal by Di Maria. However, the disappointment of the Azzurri was destined to be short-lived: the referee went to the VAR and canceled the goal for a foul that preceded the action of the goal.
A few minutes later Juventus in the net again, but this time not even the VAR is needed: the assist served by Chiesa, in fact, went beyond the baseline. All cancelled.
As in the most beautiful of dreams, al 3nd minute of recovery of the second half Elmas he receives the ball and makes a soft cross from the right wing towards the Juventus area. Breakers, who entered the field a few minutes earlier, hooks the ball and deposits it in the net. Naples ahead!
A few more minutes of suffering, but in the end the Neapolitans bring home the victory.
