Napoli in the lead in the name of Rasmus Hojlund: Juventus falls 2-1

Napoli suffered against Juventus at the Maradona Stadium, but in the end managed to win 2-1 against the Bianconeri rivals in the name of Rasmus Hojlund (author of a brace). A result that allows Antonio Conte&#8217s team to take back the top of the standings, with Inter one point behind. Milan, which will visit Torino on Monday night, can still join the Azzurri at 31. The lineup coached by former Luciano Spalletti (booed) remains seventh: the Champions League zone is at -4 points, the Europa League at 2. Even the Conference League, based on the current standings, would not be reached by one point.

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Juventus on the pitch without a role forward: with Vlahovic unavailable, Spalletti puts forward Kenan Yildiz supported by Francisco Conceição, leaving both Jonathan David and Lois Openda on the bench. Instead, a center forward is Hojlund, who on 7′ turns a ball excellently crossed by David Neres, who had earlier passed Koopmeiners’ marking without any problem. The same Dane could later double, as could Di Lorenzo: on the latter is providential Di Gregorio. Then the Bianconeri shake it off, but attempts by Kelly and Yildiz before halftime have no luck.

The beginning of the resumption is very clear blue: anchor Hojlund and then McTominay severely engage Di Gregorio. Instead, it is Juventus that finds the goal, thanks to its number 10. Yildiz in fact beats Milinkovic-Savic at 59′ thanks to a venomous diagonal after triangulating with McKennie. The immediate goal reignited Napoli, which was immediately dangerous with Rrahmani and Neres. The game-winning goal then came in 78′ and once again bore the signature of Hojlund. The former Atalanta and Manchester United striker nails the winning goal thanks to yet another cross from Neres, but more importantly a deflection by McKennie that actually turned from a close on Lang into an involuntary assist.

In the meantime, both David (who entered as early as 46′) and Openda are on the field, but once again their contribution to the Juventus cause is insufficient. In fact, it was Zhegrova who came close to an equalizer in the dying minutes, but Milinkovic-Savic did not get surprised. And Napoli picks up a victory that, in the Scudetto race, could be of paramount importance.