Juventus and Napoli tie for the Italian Championship

Juventus hosted Napoli this Thursday, for the 20th round of the Italian Championship, and was tied 1-1. With the result, the Old Lady, fifth placed with 35 points, continues in the fight to enter the G4. His opponent occupies the third position with 40 added and chases Milan, vice-leader.

In the 21st round, both teams enter the field this Sunday. At 12:30 pm, Napoli will face Sampdoria at home. Later, at 2:30 pm, Juventus visits Rome.

The game – Juventus started the first vttttinte minutes in attack. After a corner kick, Weston McKennie climbed higher than everyone else and saw the ball pass close to the crossbar. At 16, Chiesa made good progress with the ball, but his shot was left of goal.

Since the Old Lady did not take advantage of the opportunities, it was up to Napoli to move. With 22 on the scoreboard, Matteo Politano built a nice play and fired Dries Mertens on the right. The forward, free of marking, hit cross and overcame the opposing defense, opening the score.

In the remaining time, the team commanded by Marco Domenichini did not stop pressing. At 37, Piotr Zielinski felt firm and tried his luck with a strong shot, but Wojciech Szczesny prevented the goal.

In the second stage, Juventus equalized the score with Chiesa after nine minutes. The 22 shirt took advantage of the rebound at the entrance to the area, cleared it to the middle and hit the left corner.

Afterwards, Dries Mertens tried to put Napoli ahead again. Wojciech, with a brilliant performance, prevented the kick from entering the left corner.

As much as Juventus tried to turn the game around, Napoli’s defense was consolidated and gave minimal chances for the score to be changed. The result was not good for both teams, as one tries to reach the G4 and the other seeks the vice-leader Milan.