Napoli vs Juventus, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli end Juventus' unbeaten run after Romelu Lukaku winner
Napoli staged a rousing comeback to secure a 2-1 victory over Juventus in Saturday's action-packed clash, handing the visitors their first Serie A defeat of the season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 6': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 6': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 15': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 16': Offside, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 18': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.
- 20': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 22': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 31': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 31': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 32': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 35': Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 37': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 37': Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 39': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 39': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
- 41': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Neres with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Napoli 0, Juventus 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus).
- 45': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 0, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 0, Juventus 1.
- 50': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
- 51': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 52': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 52': Khéphren Thuram (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 53': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus).
- 54': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Goal! Napoli 1, Juventus 1. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 58': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolás González.
- 64': Foul by Nicolás González (Juventus).
- 64': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Mbangula replaces Kenan Yildiz.
- 65': Substitution, Juventus. Nicolò Savona replaces Andrea Cambiaso.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani with a through ball.
- 65': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Federico Gatti.
- 66': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 67': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Penalty Napoli. Scott McTominay draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! Napoli 2, Juventus 1. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 72': Samuel Mbangula (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 73': Samuel Mbangula (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Luiz replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 74': Substitution, Juventus. Francisco Conceição replaces Nicolás González.
- 76': Offside, Napoli. Frank Anguissa is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Juventus).
- 78': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 82': Substitution, Napoli. Pasquale Mazzocchi replaces Matteo Politano.
- 83': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Juventus).
- 83': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
- 86': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Jesus (Napoli).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
- 89': Samuel Mbangula (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
- 90'+1': Francisco Conceição (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Napoli. Cyril Ngonge replaces David Neres.
- 90'+3': Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 90'+5': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 90'+5': Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Cyril Ngonge (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Weston McKennie.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Juventus 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Juventus 1.
Statistics
 JUV |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.7 | Possession | 49.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 353 |
| 429 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 20 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 53,589
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 53,589
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
| 2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
| 4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola  |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 7 | David Neres |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK) |
| 15 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 27 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 16 | Weston McKennie |
| 8 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 20 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 11 | Nicolás González |
| 10 | Kenan Yildiz |
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