Juventus vs Napoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus draw vs. Napoli through Federico Chiesa's equaliser
Italy forward Federico Chiesa earned disappointing Juventus a 1-1 draw, as Massimiliano Allegri's side remain down in fifth place in the standings.
Match Commentary
- 23': Goal! Juventus 0, Napoli 1. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 44': Alex Sandro (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Napoli 1.
- 54': Goal! Juventus 1, Napoli 1. Federico Chiesa (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Substitution, Juventus. Paulo Dybala replaces Federico Bernardeschi.
- 66': Substitution, Juventus. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 75': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Alex Sandro.
- 75': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 76': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 81': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 87': Diego Demme (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Andrea Petagna replaces Dries Mertens.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 90'+7': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Napoli 1.
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 19,301
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 19,301
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Internazionale | 25 | 61 | 4 |
| +22 | AC Milan | 25 | 54 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 25 | 50 | 5 |
| +15 | AS Roma | 25 | 47 | 8 |
Statistics
 NAP |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 515 | Accurate Passes | 397 |
| 586 | Passes | 453 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 13 | Clearances | 14 |
Juventus (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 12 | Alex Sandro  |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 27 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
| 20 | Federico Bernardeschi |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 31 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 4 | Diego Demme |
| 14 | Dries Mertens |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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