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Where the game is played:
Stadium: San Paolo
City: Naples
Capacity: 60240 spectators17:43
The match between Napoli and Juventus is played at Diego Armando Maradona, match of the twenty-second day of Serie A.17:43
Gennaro Gattuso’s team, after the away defeat against Genoa, faces Juventus of Andrea Pirlo.17:43
The Neapolitans, currently in sixth place, want to win to reverse the negative trend of the season and get closer to the Bianconeri in qualifying.17:44
The Piedmontese, having achieved three consecutive victories in the League, are looking for a new affirmation to put pressure on Inter and Milan that precede them in the standings.17:44
For the first time in single group Serie A history, the second leg between two teams will be played before the first leg.17:44
There are five precedents between Napoli and Juventus at the home of the Neapolitans played on Saturday: after two successes by Juventus, three victories came for the hosts, between 2007 and 2015.17:45
Here are the formations: 4-2-3-1 for Napoli: Meret – Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Rrhamani, Mario Rui – Zielinski, Bakayoko – Politano, Insigne, Lozano – Osimhen. Available: Ospina, Contini, Costanzo, Ledecka, Elmas, Fabian Ruiz, Lobotka, Petagna, Cioffi.18:01
4-4-2 for Juventus: Szczesny – Cuadrado, Chiellini, de Ligt, Danilo – Bernardeschi, Bentancur, Rabiot, Chiesa – Morata, Ronaldo. Available: Buffon, Pinsoglio, Bonucci, Alex Sandro, Di Pardo, Frabotta, McKennie, Fagioli, Kulusevski, Peeters.17:47
Gattuso chooses the 4-2-3-1 form with Politano, Insigne and Lozano to support center forward Osimhen. In the center of the field, Zielinski and Bakayoko are confirmed with the recovered Fabián Ruiz on the bench. In defense, the Azzurri coach confirms Maksimovic, Rrhamani and Di Lorenzo with Mario Rui taking the place of the injured Hysaj. In the goal is Meret and not Ospina who accused a muscle problem in the pre-match.17:48
Pirlo relies on the proven offensive duo of Ronaldo and Morata. On defense, Chiellini and de Ligt lead the department with Cuadrado and Danilo in the side lanes. In midfield, due to Arthur’s injury, Bentancur and Rabiot are proposed again with Bernardeschi and Chiesa on the outside.17:49
The first half of NAPOLI-JUVENTUS begins. Referee Daniele Doveri from the Roma 1 AIA section directs the match.18:03
The Neapolitan team maintain possession of the ball while the Bianconeri remain compact in their own field.18:07
First shot from the Juventus flag. Bernardeschi centers from the left of Rabiot with a head to the center of the area. The French midfielder fails to frame the goal.18:08
Ronaldo attempts the conclusion from 30 meters. The Portuguese’s low central shot is easily neutralized by Meret.18:09
Center from the right wing of Cuadrado for the insertion of Morata in the center of the area. Maksimovic is attentive and anticipates the Spanish forward.18:11
Pirlo’s team has raised its center of gravity. The bianconeri are firmly in the opposite half of the field.18:13
Cuadrado, shot from the right by De Ligt, enters the area and puts the ball in the middle for Morata who kicks with a first intention hitting his teammate Ronaldo. The ball is good for the Colombian winger who is in a clear offside position.18:28
Quick action on the left of Juventus orchestrated by Chiesa at the service of Morata who in turn looks for Ronaldo in the area. The Portuguese champion lets the ball flow for Bernardeschi who kicks powerful but over the crossbar.18:18
Napoli recovers the ball with Osimhen on the edge of the area resting the ball for the hasty Politano. The blue side’s diagonal flush shot, deflected by a Juventus defender, ends up in the background.18:20
Center from the left at the far post by Insigne for Lozano. The Mexican tries to head to put the ball back in the middle and send it to the back.18:21
Lozano, after a good central descent, tries to shoot from the edge of the area but is blocked by Chiellini.18:24
WARNINGS Di Lorenzo. The Neapolitan side lands Chiesa near the midfield.18:26
Square makes a cross cut from the right to the area. Meret goes well and anticipates Ronaldo. The linesman, once the action is over, signals the Juventus attacker’s offside position.18:28
At this stage of the game, the pace is not very high. Both teams struggle to speed up the offensive maneuver.18:30
Free kick from the left wing in the Insigne area. Szczesny comes out and catches the ball with ease.18:31
Duties summoned by the VAR grant penalty to Napoli. Chiellini has fouled Rrhamani in the previous action. The Juventus captain committed a foul on the Neapolitan defender on the evolution of the punishment hit from the left by Insigne.18:36
Chiellini booked for the penalty.18:35
TARGET! NAPLES-Juventus 1-0! Insigne network. The Napoli captain appears from the point and sends the ball into Szczesny’s upper right corner.
See the player profile Lorenzo Insigne18:35
Lorenzo Insigne is the seventh player to cross the 100 goal line in all competitions wearing the Napoli jersey.18:37
Cuadrado pushes to the back and puts the ball in the middle. Meret, on the way, makes the ball his own, anticipating the Juventus forwards.18:38
Zielinski digs deep into Osimhen. The Nigerian striker misses control with the ball slowly ending up on the baseline.18:41
Insigne, having stopped the ball from the left, returns to the area and kicks. Chiellini senses the intentions of the Neapolitan captain and closes it.18:43
Juventus fails to create headaches for the Italian rearguard. The Bianconeri seem to have suffered psychologically from the hosts’ lead goal.18:44
Chiesa tries to finish from the edge of the area but fails to frame the goal. 18:46
Square Warned. Cuadrado’s late entry on Lozano. The Mexican steals time from the Colombian exterior that knocks him down.18:49
The referee allows two minutes of recovery.18:49
End of the first half of NAPLES-JUVENTUS: 1-0. At halftime, Napoli are ahead of Juventus.18:52
Very balanced first fraction between Napoli and Juventus. The Neapolitans, thanks to a careful performance in the defensive phase, managed to empower Juventus by not allowing the Juventus players to become dangerous by Meret and managed to find the lead goal with Insigne, cold when he took the penalty awarded a handful of Chiellini against Rrhamani in the penalty area. 19:05
We’ll see if Gattuso and Pirlo will opt for some substitutions during the match interval. Above all, coach Bianconeri could decide to make changes to his team to try to compensate for the disadvantage.19:02
The second half of NAPOLI-JUVENTUS begins: 1-0. The game resumes. A substitution for Juventus in the interval of the match.19:06
Square comes out Alex Sandro enters. Juventus’ first substitution.19:07
Initiative from the right of Chiesa that reaches the bottom and center for Bernardeschi that puts the ball on the edge for Ronaldo. The talented Portuguese kicks not far from the post to the left of Meret.19:10
In the development of a corner from the left, the ball deflected by Osimhen reaches Ronaldo in the small area. The Juventus center forward hits the ball badly and hands it to Meret.19:11
