Napoli Grabs Stunning Win Over Juventus in Two-Day Serie A Clash

In the Match Day 31 of Serie A, Juventus and Napoli faced off in a thrilling match that ended with Napoli victorious. In the 90th minute, G._Raspadori from Napoli sealed their win by scoring the only goal of the game with a final score of 0:1. It was a hard-fought victory for Napoli against one of their strongest opponents and will surely boost their confidence going forward.

Line-ups:

Juventus Wojciech Szczęsny (rating 7.2) Juan Cuadrado (rating 6.3) Federico Gatti (rating 6.9) Daniele Rugani (rating 6.9) Danilo (rating 7.5) Matías Soulé (rating 6.9) Manuel Locatelli (rating 6.9) Adrien Rabiot (rating 6.2) Filip Kostić (rating 6.9) Fabio Miretti (rating 6.6) Arkadiusz Milik (rating 7)

Napoli Alex Meret (rating 7.7) Giovanni Di Lorenzo (rating 7.9) Min-jae Kim (rating 7.2) Juan Jesus (rating 7.2) Mathías Olivera (rating 7.6) Frank Anguissa (rating 7) Stanislav Lobotka (rating 7.2) Tanguy Ndombélé (rating 6.7) Hirving Lozano (rating 6.9) Victor Osimhen (rating 6.5) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (rating 7.3)

Substitutions:

Juventus F. Chiesa (F. Kostic, 61) A. Di Maria (F. Miretti, 61) N. Fagioli (M. Soule, 66) D. Vlahovic (A. Milik, 90)

Napoli E. Elmas (H. Lozano, 68) P. Zielinski (T. Ndombele, 68) G. Raspadori (K. Kvaratskhelia, 86) A. Rrahmani (S. Lobotka, 90)

Ball possession:

In this match, Napoli dominated in terms of ball possession, having 65% of the ball compared to Juventus’ 35%. Despite having less of the ball, Juventus managed to make 7 shots on target with 4 on goal. Manuel Locatelli was their most active player with the number of shots he took. Napoli had 17 shots on target, 6 on goal and Victor Osimhen was their best in hits on goal.

Passes:

Manuel Locatelli of Juventus had a pass accuracy of 84% with 53 total passes while Min-jae Kim of Napoli had a pass accuracy of 90% with 87 total passes. Filip Kostić from Juventus made two key passes and Hirving Lozano from Napoli made three. Both teams had impressive passing displays, but it was Napoli that ended up with the higher pass accuracy. Lozano was especially impressive, providing the most key passes out of both teams.

Defense:

Juventus and Napoli are two of the top teams in Italy, and their defensive performances this season have been impressive. Juventus leads the way in terms of interceptions, with a total of 9. Federico Gatti has had the most for Juventus this season, with 2 interceptions. Napoli follows closely behind with 13 interceptions, and Juan Jesus has made the most for them with 3 so far this season. Juventus also leads when it comes to preventing their opponents from making interceptions – they have 6 compared to Napoli’s 0. Danilo has had two interceptions for Juventus this season so far.

Face-to-face:

Danilo and Mathías Olivera are the top players in their respective teams when it comes to face-to-face fights for the ball. Danilo, of Juventus, has won 8 such confrontations while Mathías Olivera of Napoli has come out on top in 9 fights. These two players demonstrate a commitment to winning and an ability to prevail over their opponents that puts them ahead of the pack.

Fouls:

Yellow cards:

• M. Locatelli (Juventus) at 23 minute
• A. Rabiot (Juventus) at 40 minute
• N. Fagioli (Juventus) at 85 minute
• A. Di Maria (Juventus) at 89 minute
• A. Z. Anguissa (Napoli) at 90 minute

The last five games (including this match):

• Juventus – LLLWW
• Napoli – WDWLW

Top 5 Serie A scorers:

1. Victor Osimhen (19, Napoli)
2. Lautaro Martínez (15, Inter)
3. Ademola Lookman (13, Atalanta)
4. MBala Nzola (13, Spezia)
5. Rafael Leão (12, AC Milan)

Next games:

• Juventus will play with Bologna. April 30 at 18:45 (UTC), on Stadio Renato DallAra.
• Napoli will play with Salernitana. April 29 at 13:00 (UTC), on Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.