Italian Serie A

FT Friday, December 1, 2017
Juventus DWLDW 1
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Napoli LDWWW 0
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Match Report

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Gonzalo Higuain goal helps Juventus beat leaders Napoli

Juventus rode an early goal to a 1-0 Serie A win against leaders Napoli on Friday night at the Stadio San Paolo.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
10
6
Saves
3
32.6
Possession
67.4
7
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
284
Accurate Passes
677
369
Passes
751
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
8
5
Crosses
41
0.2
Cross %
0.2
56
Long Balls
43
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
6
7
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
46
Effective Clearances
4
46
Clearances
4

Head to Head

JUV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 6Mário RuiLB
  5. 23Elseid HysajRB
  6. 8JorginhoCM
  7. 17Marek HamsikLM
  8. 5AllanRM
  9. 14Dries MertensF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 7José CallejónRF

JUV · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 3Giorgio ChielliniCD-L
  3. 4Medhi BenatiaCD-R
  4. 22Kwadwo AsamoahLB
  5. 2Mattia De SciglioRB
  6. 5Miralem PjanicCM-L
  7. 6Sami KhediraCM-R
  8. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  9. 11Douglas CostaRM
  10. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  11. 10Paulo DybalaRCF

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Napoli 0, Juventus 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala following a fast break.
  2. 22' Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45'+1' Dries Mertens (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Mário Rui (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 67' Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Allan.
  6. 67' Substitution, Juventus. Claudio Marchisio replaces Sami Khedira.
  7. 76' Substitution, Napoli. Adam Ounas replaces Lorenzo Insigne because of an injury.
  8. 76' Substitution, Napoli. Christian Maggio replaces Mário Rui.
  9. 79' Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado replaces Douglas Costa.
  10. 84' Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli replaces Mattia De Sciglio.

Serie A News

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