Tag: Juventus vs Napoli

  • Napoli, Koulibaly Beat Juventus to Open Up Serie A Championship Race

    Napoli, Koulibaly Beat Juventus to Open Up Serie A Championship Race

    A week ago, Juventus had a 6 point lead and looked like a comfortable Serie A winner again. But dropped points at Crotone while Napoli managed a massive comeback of their own resulted in a massive match at Juve’s stadium which surprisingly, ended in a 1-0 win for the visitors from the South thanks to a 90th minute header by Kalidou Koulibaly.

  • Paul Pogba & Andrea Pirlo With Perfect Goals (Juventus vs Napoli)

    Paul Pogba & Andrea Pirlo With Perfect Goals (Juventus vs Napoli)

    Things are returning to normal in the Italian Serie A. AS Roma aren’t perfect anymore, Juventus beat Napoli 3-0 in the first meeting between the two, and Paul Pogba follows a beautiful Andrea Pirlo free kick with what might be the best goal we’ve seen this season.

  • 2012 Italian Supercup Goes to the Champions (Juventus vs Napoli)

    Juventus’ off the field problems involving Antonio Conte recieving a 10 month ban didn’t affect the Italian champions in the first match of the 2012-2013 season, beating Napoli 4-2 in the Supercoppa Italiana, winning the title for the first time since 2005 and starting 2012 on a very promising note.

  • Alessandro Del Piero, Playing for Juventus One Last Time

    The Italian Cup final is never a momentous occasion on the European football calendar. Alessandro Del Piero had his real goodbye against Atalanta a week earlier; A proper sending off – as a champion, in front of the Juventus fans, scoring a goal. The Coppa Italia Final was nothing if not stretching a good thing a bit too long.

  • What’s Left Till the Euro Begins

    The 2012 Euro kicks off in 20 days, and there’s this feeling of pause and relaxation around Europe before the big football show of the summer begins. Still, despite almost all of the leagues being over, we still have some unfinished business – The French League with Montpellier and PSG, the Cup finals in Italy and Spain and the small matter of the Champions League Final.

  • Juventus Crush Napoli 3-0; Blow Serie A Title Race Wide Open

    Juventus suddenly remembered to start scoring, beating Napoli impressively at home 3-0 with goals from Leonardo Bonucci, Arturo Vidal and Fabio Quagliarella, putting them 2 points behind AC Milan in the Serie A table and hurting Napoli’s chance of repeating their Champions League campaign next season.