Napoli vs Juventus, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli stun Serie A leaders Juventus despite Cristiano Ronaldo goal
Serie A leaders Juventus suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Napoli on Sunday, with coach Maurizio Sarri returning to his former club for the first time,
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 5': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 5': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Miralem Pjanic.
- 8': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) with an attempt from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 9': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 11': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 15': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 16': Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 24': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 24': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Juventus).
- 26': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 27': Attempt missed. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne following a corner.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 28': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 30': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 30': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 37': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Juventus).
- 37': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 37': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Juventus).
- 40': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 42': Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 44': Offside, Napoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Juventus 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Juventus 0.
- 46': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 46': Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 46': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 50': Substitution, Juventus. Adrien Rabiot replaces Miralem Pjanic because of an injury.
- 53': Offside, Juventus. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 57': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 59': Foul by Mário Rui (Napoli).
- 59': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Diego Demme (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus).
- 61': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus).
- 61': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 63': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 63': Goal! Napoli 1, Juventus 0. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Offside, Juventus. Paulo Dybala tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Diego Demme (Napoli).
- 66': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 67': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 68': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 69': Substitution, Napoli. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Diego Demme.
- 70': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 70': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 71': Blaise Matuidi (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 72': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Costa replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 72': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 73': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Arkadiusz Milik.
- 74': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 74': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
- 76': Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 78': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 78': José Callejón (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Douglas Costa (Juventus).
- 80': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 83': Attempt missed. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 85': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus).
- 85': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Hand ball by Douglas Costa (Juventus).
- 86': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 86': Goal! Napoli 2, Juventus 0. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross.
- 90': Substitution, Napoli. Fernando Llorente replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 90': Goal! Napoli 2, Juventus 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus).
- 90'+3': Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Juventus 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Juventus 1.
Statistics
 JUV |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.8 | Possession | 51.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 445 |
| 494 | Passes | 526 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 27 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 10 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 39,111
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 39,111
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 35 | +51 | 82 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 35 | +28 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj  |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 7 | José Callejón |
Juventus (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 16 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 5 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 10 | Paulo Dybala |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 21 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
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