In the early morning of January 7, Beijing time, the 20th round of Serie A continued: Juve vs Napoli. In the first half, Mertens scored; in the second half, Chiesa Jr. scored. In the end, Juve shook hands with Napoli 1-1.
Juventus is worth 529 million euros, while Napoli is worth 498 million euros, and the combined value of the two teams is more than 1 billion euros. You know, this is not the Premier League, but Serie A. Such a duel can be called the highlight.
In the 22nd minute of the match, Mertens took the lead for Napoli.
In the 53rd minute, Chiesa Jr. equalised.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored again. 1-1, Juve drew with Napoli.
Juventus, nicknamed the Old Woman, did not expect that Napoli was "older" than they were in this game: the average age of the starting lineup, 29 years and 355 days, is the oldest starting lineup in Serie A since the three-point system. Don't look at their old age, the first half played Juve full of teeth: 11 shots on goal, is the first team since 2013, can go on the road, against Juve to achieve such a number of shots. Now Napoli, a proper Serie A team. And the decline of Juve is already an indisputable fact.
With 1 point at home, three points behind Atalanta in the first round of the junior round, Juve's road to four is still difficult. In the next round, Juve will take on Roma away, another tough battle. The good news is that in the just-concluded match, Roma's Karlstop and Mancini Jr. both received red cards and will miss this game. If this does not take a Rome, Allegri's life will probably be difficult.
Juve starters: 1 Szczesny, 4 De Ligt, 11 Cuadrado, 12 Sandro, 24 Rougani, 14 McKenny, 25 Rabiot, 27 Locatelli, 9 Morata, 20 Bernardsky, 22 Chiesa
Napoli starters: 25-Ospina, 4-Dem, 5-Juan Jesús, 13-Amir Rachmani, 22-Di Lorenzo, 31-Ghulam, 20-Zelinsky, 68 Lobotka, 14-Mertens, 21-Politano, 24-Insigne