Juventus vs Napoli 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Juventus 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 Commentary
- 45'+1': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Napoli 0.
- 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.
- 58': Bremer (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 70': Substitution, Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Dusan Vlahovic because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Matteo Politano.
- 72': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Zanoli replaces Natan.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 83': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Filip Kostic.
- 85': Leo Østigård (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Jens Cajuste replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Weston McKennie.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Juventus. Daniele Rugani replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 90'+4': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Victor Osimhen (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 41,400
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
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 |
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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