Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Alajbegovic and Boga settle Serie A meeting

Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 at Allianz Stadium, with the decisive breakthrough arriving in the 70th minute. Juventus’ greater shooting output ultimately outweighed Napoli’s small advantage in possession and passing.

Alajbegovic breaks the deadlock

Kerim Alajbegovic opened the scoring for Juventus in the 70th minute, making it 1-0 after an assist from Edon Zhegrova. Napoli then lost Luca Marianucci to a red card in the 75th minute, further complicating their attempt to respond.

Jérémie Boga completed the scoring in the 87th minute, converting after Andrea Cambiaso’s assist to make it 2-0. Boga had entered in the 72nd minute for Alajbegovic, while Juventus also changed Federico Gatti for Weston McKennie at half-time.

Juventus created the clearer chances

Napoli had 51% possession and completed 420 accurate passes compared with Juventus’ 372. However, Juventus registered 18 total shots to Napoli’s eight, nine shots inside the box to six, and four shots on goal to Napoli’s one. Their expected-goals figures were 0.87 to 0.58.

The standout performer by rating was Kerim-Sam Alajbegović, who received 8.2 after 72 minutes, with one goal and two shots on target listed.

Juventus moves three points clear

Juventus is seventh in Serie A with 17 points from 10 games, three points ahead of eighth-placed Napoli on 14. Lazio leads with 28 points; Juventus trails by 11 and Napoli by 14.