Napoli-Juventus 5-1: only the Azzurri at Maradona, the Bianconeri sent back to -10

NAPLES – Seconds out. In the championship ring there is no more room for Juve’s dreams of a comeback, now 10 points behind and mortified by the searing defeat (5-1) suffered at Maradona by Napoli, their tenth home win in a row. Allegri’s short muzzle collided with the highest obstacle of the round of 9, after the 8 victories in a row which had given the Bianconeri the illusion of being back in the race. Instead, the duel with the leaders turned out to be unequal, because Spalletti’s team has the strength of a heavyweight like Osimhen (another brace) and confirmed that they know how to deliver the knockout blow, stunning their opponents with frightening ferocity. To understand: Juve hadn’t lost 5-1 for 30 years, it happened in Pescara and Allegri also scored a goal from a penalty.

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The Lady had approached the Maradona buoy with morale lifted thanks to the solidity of her backward department. But it was Allegri himself who shuffled the cards at the last minute and surprisingly, distrusting the oldest motto of football (“team that wins, you don’t touch it”) and demonstrating that he does not have unshakeable faith in defense to the bitter end. In the 3-5-1-1, four players with offensive characteristics found space, with Di Maria behind Milik and the use of two attackers like Chiesa and Kostic on the sidelines. A suicide. On the other hand, he flaunted certainties on the other Spalletti bench, who confirmed the formation (4-3-3) and the 11 starters with whom Napoli had taken flight since the beginning of the season, with the clear objective of finding the perfect automatisms shown by the blues until the stop. As the minutes went by, the facts proved both coaches right, albeit with some paradoxical distinctions. In fact, it was understood quite quickly that it would be an eventful match, so much so that it took Osimhen less than a quarter of an hour to head the first ball into the back of a net that had been immaculate since 8 October (770 unbeatable). The most equipped bunker in Serie A therefore immediately crumbled under the blows of the best attack in the championship and specifically the top scorer of the tournament, whose center number 11 sent the 60,000 fans into ecstasy.

Napoli started the match with the competitive determination and lucidity that had failed against Inter and partly against Sampdoria, rewarding Spalletti’s choice not to touch his toy in any way. For Allegri, on the other hand, there was the partial consolation of not having to run for cover after the disadvantage, given that Juve already had their best weapons on the pitch to try and get back on track. It’s true that defending yourself with so many forwards wasn’t a good idea and that it was Napoli that held the initiative in hand, with Chiesa recalled in vain from his bench when he doubled his goals against Kvaratskhelia. But a flash of Di Maria’s quality (following a mistake by Rrahmani) was enough to at least balance the inertia of the challenge, with the Argentine who punched in the crossing of the posts.

The supremacy of both offensive departments over the opposing defenses was clear and unexpected, which characterized the rest of the game with striking evidence especially for the unfortunate Szczesny. In fact, two more goals arrived before the interval: Kavaratskhelia’s double (Bremer’s blunder) and Di Maria’s reply, who entered the blue area without opposition. But facing Napoli in the open field was a capital mistake for Allegri at a distance, even if Meret ran another thrill on Chiesa. In fact, Spalletti was enough to reinforce his moorings in the interval with Elmas and there was no more history, with Juve on tilt and knocked out by blows from Rrahmani, the unleashed Osimhen and Elmas. The black and white blanket was patched up and short.

Napoli beats Juve 5-1 (2-1)
NAPLES (4-3-3): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim, Mario Rui (25′ st Olivera), Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski (33′ st Ndombelè), Politano (1′ st Elmas), Osimhen (33′ st Raspadori), Kvaratskhelia (43′ St Lozano). (30 Sirigu, 12 Marfella, 55 Ostigard, 5 Juan Jesus, 24 Bereszynski, 31 Zedadka, 70 Gaetano, 4 Demme, 23 Zerbin, 18 Simeone). Herds: Spalletti.
JUVENTUS (3-5-1-1): Szczesny, Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro, Chiesa (27′ st Miretti), McKennie, Locatelli (11′ st Rrahmani), Rabiot (37′ st Soulè), Kostic, Di Maria (27′ st Iling), Milik (11′ St Kean). (36 Perin, 23 Pinsoglio, 15 Gatti, 24 Rugani, 44 Fagioli). All.: Merry.
Referee: Duties of Rome.
Networks: in the spot 14′ Osimhen, 38′ Kvaratskhelia, 41′ Di Maria; in the st 9′ Rrahmani, 19′ Osimhen, 26′ Elmas.
Corners: 5-2 for Juventus .
Recovery: 2′ and 3′.
Ammonite yourself: Danilo for foul play.
Spectators: 60 thousand.

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