Juventus vs Napoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus back on top after clinical win against wasteful Napoli
Juventus delivered an efficient performance as they moved back to provisional top spot in Serie A on Friday, securing a 1-0 home win against a wasteful Napoli thanks to a header from Federico Gatti.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 1': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 1': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Danilo.
- 4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 5': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 7': Attempt missed. Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 9': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 10': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 11': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 11': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 16': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 17': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 18': Bremer (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 18': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 19': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 19': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
- 20': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 20': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 23': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 23': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Natan.
- 27': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 28': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Victor Osimhen following a fast break.
- 28': Offside, Juventus. Andrea Cambiaso is caught offside.
- 30': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Natan (Napoli).
- 34': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 36': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bremer.
- 38': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 38': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Offside, Napoli. Giovanni Di Lorenzo is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 40': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 42': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Natan (Napoli).
- 45'+1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Napoli 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 49': Offside, Juventus. Weston McKennie is caught offside.
- 51': Goal! Juventus 1, Napoli 0. Federico Gatti (Juventus) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.
- 53': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 54': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 58': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 58': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Bremer (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano following a set piece situation.
- 60': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 63': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 63': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 64': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 64': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 66': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus).
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dusan Vlahovic because of an injury.
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Offside, Napoli. Victor Osimhen is caught offside.
- 72': Hand ball by Natan (Napoli).
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Natan.
- 73': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 73': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Chiesa.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Filip Kostic.
- 83': Foul by Danilo (Juventus).
- 83': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Juan Jesus (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Leo Østigård (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 87': Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Napoli).
- 88': Attempt saved. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 90': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Weston McKennie.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Juventus. Daniele Rugani replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
- 90'+4': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 1, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 66.4 | Possession | 33.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 511 | Accurate Passes | 205 |
| 580 | Passes | 290 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 29 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 14 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 20 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,400
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,400
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +63 | 89 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 34 | +25 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Bologna | 34 | +22 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer  |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 11 | Filip Kostic |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 7 | Federico Chiesa |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 3 | Natan |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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