Napoli defeated Juventus 2-1 at home in the derby of the 27th round of Serie A. At the Diego Maradona Stadium, the visitors missed a lot of chances and were punished by their opponents, thus completely falling out of the title race. as they are already 12 points behind leaders Inter, who have played a game less.
The Bianconeri were more dangerous in attack from the start, but lacked the finishing touch, with the crossbar saving the hosts once. Neapolitans took advantage of the situation and took the lead in the 42nd minute when Kvica Kvaratzhelia scored with a volley. Juve's pressure continued after the break and after a flurry of misses and good saves from Alex Merrett, Federico Chiesa finally equalized with a diagonal strike. The visitors were looking for a complete turnaround but were scalded in the 88th minute when Victor Osimen was fouled in the box and Napoli were awarded a penalty. Wojciech Szczesny deflected Osimen's shot from the penalty spot, but Giacomo Raspadori was quickest at the extra and scored for 2:1.
By the end, Juve could not find a second goal and recorded a fourth loss since the start of the season. With this success, Napoli climbed to seventh place in the standings with 43 points, three away from the Europa zone.
The rest of the results:
Verona - Sassuolo 1:0
Empoli - Cagliari 0:1
Frosinone - Lecce 1:1
Atalanta - Bologna 1:2. /BGNES
