Napoli 5-1 Juventus: Five-star leaders from Naples go 10 points clear in Serie A

Juve
had
gone
on
a
remarkable
run
of
form
since
losing
to
Milan
in
early
October,
but
their
defence
was
finally
breached
by
Victor
Osimhen
with
14
minutes
played.

Osimhen
turned
provider
by
playing
in
Khvicha
Kvaratskhelia
for
Napoli’s
second
at
Stadio
Diego
Armando
Maradona,
but
Angel
Di
Maria
pulled
one
back
before
half-time.

However,
Luciano
Spalletti’s
side
pulled
clear
through
another
goal
from
Osimhen,
either
side
of
strikes
from
Amir
Rrahmani
and
Elif
Elmas,
to
put
one
hand
on
the
Scudetto.

Napoli
edged
in
front
when
Wojciech
Szczesny
palmed
Kvaratskhelia’s
acrobatic
attempt
into
the
path
of
Osimhen
for
a
simple
finish
from
close
range.

Di
Maria
sent
a
dipping
effort
against
the
crossbar,
but
Kvaratskhelia
doubled
Napoli’s
lead
with
a
composed
finish
after
Bremer’s
error
allowed
Osimhen
to
play
his
team-mate
in.

Juve
gave
themselves
a
lifeline
through
Di
Maria’s
low
finish
past
Szczesny
after
exchanging
passes
with
Arkadiusz
Milik,
though
Napoli
should
have
cut
out
the
danger.

Meret
did
brilliantly
to
prevent
Rrahmani
putting
into
his
own
net
and
that
proved
an
even
bigger
save
when
the
same
player
fired
in
on
the
half-volley
from
a
corner.

The
hosts
were
out
of
sight
with
65
minutes
gone
as,
after
more
sloppy
play
from
Bremer,
Kvaratskhelia
and
Osimhen
again
linked
up
for
the
latter
to
header
across
Szczesny.

Elmas,
brought
on
at
half-time
for
the
injured
Matteo
Politano,
added
a
fifth
for
Napoli
with
a
shot
that
deflected
in
off
Alex
Sandro
to
round
off
a
five-star
showing.