Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 as Alajbegovic and Boga score in Serie A

Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday evening at the Allianz Stadium in Torino, recovering from their 2-0 midweek defeat away at Genoa. After a goalless first half, Kerim Alajbegovic opened the scoring for Juventus in the 70th minute, Napoli's Luca Marianucci was sent off in the 75th, and Jérémie Boga added the second in the 87th. According to Football Italia, Juventus now sit seventh in the table with 17 points, one place above Massimiliano Allegri's Napoli, who have 14 points.

Where does the win leave Juventus and Napoli in the Serie A table?

The 2-0 home win over Napoli lifted Juventus to 17 points, which Football Italia reports have come from 10 league matches and leave them seventh in the Serie A table. The standings show Juventus with 5 wins and 3 defeats.

Massimiliano Allegri's Napoli stay on 14 points, the same total as Bologna, with 4 wins and 4 defeats. At the top, Lazio lead on 28 points, ahead of Internazionale on 25 and AS Roma on 24.

How did Juventus score their goals against Napoli?

The match was goalless at half-time before Juventus broke through in the 70th minute, when Kerim Alajbegovic scored with Edon Zhegrova providing the assist. Alajbegovic also led Juventus with 4 shots, according to the match data.

Napoli's task became harder in the 75th minute, when Luca Marianucci was shown a red card. Juventus doubled their lead in the 87th minute through Jérémie Boga, with Andrea Cambiaso providing the assist, and Football Italia confirmed Alajbegovic and Boga as the scorers.

What do the Juventus vs Napoli statistics show?

Napoli had more of the ball, with 51.3 per cent possession against 48.7 per cent for Juventus, and Napoli completed 420 accurate passes to the 372 managed by Juventus. Rafa Marín led Napoli with 62 accurate passes, the same figure Douglas Luiz recorded for Juventus.

Juventus were far more direct in attack, taking 18 shots to Napoli's 8 and putting 4 on goal, while Napoli managed 1 shot on goal. Juventus also won 13 corner kicks against 4 for Napoli, and Alex Meret made 2 saves for Napoli to Guglielmo Vicario's 1 for Juventus.

What was Juventus and Napoli's recent form before this fixture?

Juventus came into the game on an uneven run. Before this fixture, Juventus beat Celta Vigo 2-1, lost 3-0 to Lazio, drew 2-2 with Stade Rennais, beat Lecce 2-0 and lost 2-0 at Genoa. According to Football Italia, the defeat at Genoa came in midweek. The same outlet reported that Juventus had lately been lining up in a 3-5-2 system, with Kolo Muani and Woltemade up front because of injuries in attack.

Massimiliano Allegri's Napoli lost 3-1 to Villarreal and 1-0 to Venezia, beat Bodo/Glimt 4-3, drew 3-3 with AS Roma and beat Monza 4-1 in their most recent outing before the trip to Torino.

What did the media and Juventus say after the win over Napoli?

Juan Cabal, who played in the win, told Tuttomercatoweb that the week after the Genoa defeat had been a difficult one. He said the retreat had helped the squad get ready, stressed that the players had trained hard, and described the victory over Napoli as a start rather than an end.

Football Italia reported that Stefano Pioli, speaking on Sky Sport Italia, put the result down to Juventus's desire to win. He noted they were rewarded for trying so many shots from outside the box, and Juventus finished with 18 shots to Napoli's 8. Pioli also said Spalletti's substitutions were good and that he read the game well.

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Data source: ESPN; calculation and table by Scorely.