Juventus vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AJuventus impose setback on Napoli title defence
Juventus dealt Napoli's Serie A title defence a major blow as they swept to a 3-0 win at the Allianz Stadium.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Antonio Vergara.
- 4': Foul by Jonathan David (Juventus).
- 4': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 6': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Juventus. Francisco Conceição is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 11': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli).
- 11': Jonathan David (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Bremer (Juventus).
- 12': Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Weston McKennie (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso with a cross.
- 19': Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
- 20': Attempt saved. Antonio Vergara (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus). Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
- 21': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 21': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 22': Goal! Juventus 1, Napoli 0. Jonathan David (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a through ball.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
- 26': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 33': Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 34': Jonathan David (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 35': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Jonathan David (Juventus).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 43': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 44': Handball by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Kalulu.
- 45': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan David (Juventus).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 1, Napoli 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 1, Napoli 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Meret (Napoli). Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 46': Foul by Jonathan David (Juventus).
- 46': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 50': Foul by Jonathan David (Juventus).
- 50': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
- 52': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Bremer.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jonathan David (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
- 54': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 55': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 56': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 56': Jonathan David (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 56': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 58': Foul by Jonathan David (Juventus).
- 58': Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Filip Kostic replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 60': Substitution, Juventus. Juan Cabal replaces Francisco Conceição.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 62': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Offside, Napoli. Miguel Gutiérrez is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Napoli).
- 64': Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
- 66': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 68': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Napoli. Giovane replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 70': Foul by Filip Kostic (Juventus).
- 70': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 71': Pierre Kalulu (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Antonio Vergara (Napoli).
- 73': Jonathan David (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Antonio Vergara (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Sam Beukema replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 75': Foul by Lloyd Kelly (Juventus).
- 75': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Juventus. Fabio Miretti replaces Jonathan David.
- 77': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 77': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Goal! Juventus 2, Napoli 0. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Miretti.
- 79': Substitution, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku replaces Antonio Vergara.
- 81': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 83': Fabio Miretti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Beukema (Napoli).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Goal! Juventus 3, Napoli 0. Filip Kostic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 87': Substitution, Juventus. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 87': Substitution, Juventus. Federico Gatti replaces Kenan Yildiz.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Fabio Miretti (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 90': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Juventus).
- 90': Giovane (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Juventus 3, Napoli 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 3, Napoli 0.
Statistics
 NAP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 544 | Accurate Passes | 374 |
| 612 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 24 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 9 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 11 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 18 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,654
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,654
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 6 | Lloyd Kelly |
| 15 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Khéphren Thuram |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 22 | Weston McKennie |
| 30 | Jonathan David |
| 10 | Kenan Yildiz  |
| 7 | Francisco Conceição |
Napoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 19 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 20 | Eljif Elmas |
| 26 | Antonio Vergara |
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