Juventus defeated Napoli 2-0 at the “Allianz Stadium” in the 10th matchday of Serie A, with Alaibegović’s “golden” goal by Alajbegović securing the three points and dispelling—at least temporarily—the clouds of doubt hanging over Luciano Spalletti.
The game was decided in the second half. Alaibegović untied the “Gordian knot” for the “Old Lady” in the 70th minute, giving the home team the lead. The “Partenopei’s” task became even more difficult shortly thereafter, as in the 75th minute Marianucci was shown a red card, leaving his team with ten players as they were pushing for the equalizer. The final blow came in the 87th minute from Boga, who sealed the final score of the match,
With this positive result, Juventus climbed to 7th place in the standings with 17 points, continuing their effort to make up ground in the race for European spots, while leaving Landucci’s Napoli three points behind, as the team dropped one spot in the standings.
*photo source: KYPE
