NAPOLI. Napoli topped Juventus to win 2-1. A goal from G. Raspadori was decisive in the 88min. It was Napoli to strike first with a goal of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at the 42′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Giacomo Raspadori gave the win to Napoli in the 88′ minute with a goal. Napoli was surely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Victor Osimhen  didn’t convert a penalty (88′) for Napoli.​

The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Napoli on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Maurizio Mariani with the support of Matteo Passeri and Alessandro Costanzo. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.72 degrees Celsius or 58.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Napoli

2 - 1

Juventus

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 14 Total 18
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 116 Attack 77
  • 47 Dangerous attack 31
  • 90 Ball safe 70
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Napoli had a strong ball possession 71% while Juventus was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Napoli had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match​.

Napoli shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Juventus shot 18 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Napoli received 2 yellow cards (Francesco Calzona and Hamed Junior Traorè). On the opposite side, Juventus received 4 yellow cards (Joseph Nonge Boende, Bremer, Andrea Cambiaso and Dušan Vlahović).

Match Timeline

18'
Dušan Vlahović - Yellow
26'
Bremer- Yellow
28'
Andrea Cambiaso- Yellow
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia(goal)
42'
Hamed Junior Traorè- Yellow
47'
Giacomo Raspadori- sub ->Matteo Politano
65'
P. Zieliński- sub ->Hamed Junior Traorè
65'
Leo Østigård- sub ->Amir Rrahmani
65'
66'
Timothy Weah- sub ->Andrea Cambiaso
76'
76'
Kenan Yıldız- sub ->Samuel Iling
81'
Federico Chiesa(goal)Carlos Alcaraz
86'
Giacomo Raspadori(goal)
88'
Victor Osimhen- missed penaltyVictor Osimhen
88'
Victor Osimhen(VAR)
86'
90'
Danilo- sub ->Joseph Nonge Boende
90'
Arkadiusz Milik - sub ->Carlos Alcaraz
Jesper Lindstrøm- sub ->Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this match, Napoli has 43 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Juventus will stays with 57 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will host Torino on the 10th of March with a 16-5 head to head in favor of Napoli (6 draws).

Juventus will host Atalanta on the 10th of March with a 24-3 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (11 draws).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli
G
Alex Meret 1.Italy
7.5
D
Juan Jesus 5.Brazil
6.7
D
Amir Rrahmani 13.Kosovo
7.5
65'
D
Mathías Olivera 17.Uruguay
7.5
D
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 22.Italy
7.5
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 8.Ivory Coast
7.5
65' 47'
M
Stanislav Lobotka 68.Slovakia
7.1
M
Frank Anguissa 99.Cameroon
7.0
F
Victor Osimhen 9.Nigeria
6.8
F
Matteo Politano 21.Italy
7.5
65'
F
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 77.Georgia
8.2
90' 42'
Substitutes
G
Nikita Contini 14.Ukraine
G
Pierluigi Gollini 95.Italy
D
Natan 3.Brazil
D
Mário Rui 6.Portugal
D
Pasquale Mazzocchi 30.Italy
D
Leo Østigård 55.Norway
6.6
65'
M
P. Zieliński 20.Poland
6.4
65'
M
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
90'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
F
Giovanni Simeone 18.Argentina
F
Giacomo Raspadori 81.Italy
7.3
65' 88'

Napoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Francesco Calzona decided to play with the following team: Alex Meret (7.5), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.5), Amir Rrahmani  (7.5), Juan Jesus  (6.7), Mathías Olivera (7.5), Frank Anguissa (7.0), Stanislav Lobotka (7.1), Hamed Junior Traorè (7.5), Matteo Politano (7.5), Victor Osimhen  (6.8) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Natan, Mário Rui, Nikita Contini, Giovanni Simeone, Piotr Zielinski (6.4), Jesper Lindstrøm, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Leander Dendoncker, Leo Østigård (6.6), Giacomo Raspadori (7.3) and Pierluigi Gollini .

Napoli could not rely on the presence of Leo Østigård (injured).

Substitutions

Napoli made 4 changes: Matteo Politano for Giacomo Raspadori (65′), Amir Rrahmani  for Leo Østigård (65′), Hamed Junior Traorè for Piotr Zielinski (65′) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Jesper Lindstrøm (90′).

Player of the match: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia​

The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 41 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Juventus – Formation

Juventus
G
W. Szczęsny 1.Poland
7.5
D
Bremer 3.Brazil
6.3
26'
D
Alex Sandro 12.Brazil
7.0
D
Daniele Rugani 24.Italy
6.8
M
Manuel Locatelli 5.Italy
7.3
M
Fabio Miretti 20.Italy
7.5
76'
M
Carlos Alcaraz 26.Argentina
6.7
90'
M
Andrea Cambiaso 27.Italy
6.8
66' 28'
M
Samuel Iling-Junior 17.England
7.3
76'
F
Dušan Vlahović 9.Serbia
6.4
18'
F
Federico Chiesa 7.Italy
8.2
81'
Substitutes
G
Carlo Pinsoglio 23.Italy
G
G. Daffara 38.Italy
D
Federico Gatti 4.Italy
D
Danilo 6.Brazil
90'
D
Tiago Djaló 33.Portugal
M
Filip Kostić 11.Serbia
M
Timothy Weah 22.United States
6.4
66'
M
Hans Nicolussi Caviglia 41.Italy
M
J. Nonge Boende 47.Belgium
5.6
76' 86'
F
Arkadiusz Milik 14.Poland
90'
F
Kenan Yıldız 15.Germany
7.0
76'

Juventus started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Massimiliano Allegri played with: Wojciech Szczesny (7.5), Daniele Rugani (6.8), Bremer (6.3), Alex Sandro (7.0), Andrea Cambiaso (6.8), Carlos Alcaraz (6.7), Manuel Locatelli (7.3), Fabio Miretti (7.5), Samuel Iling (7.3), Dušan Vlahović (6.4) and Federico Chiesa (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Arkadiusz Milik, Kenan Yıldız (7.0), Timothy Weah  (6.4), Carlo Pinsoglio, Tiago Djaló, Giovanni Daffara, Hans Nicolussi Caviglia, Joseph Nonge Boende (5.6), Federico Gatti, Danilo and Filip Kostić.

Substitutions

Juventus made 5 changes: Fabio Miretti for Joseph Nonge Boende (76′), Samuel Iling for Kenan Yıldız (76′), Andrea Cambiaso for Timothy Weah  (66′), Carlos Alcaraz for Arkadiusz Milik (90′) and Joseph Nonge Boende for Danilo (90′).

Player of the match: Federico Chiesa​

The player that probably impressed the most for Juventus was Federico Chiesa.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​