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At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 7, a focus battle in the 20th round of Serie A was contested, with Juventus facing Napoli at home. In the first half, McKenny's header was deflected, Rabio's burst kick flew away, Mertens' long-range shot was blocked, Politano assisted Mertens' pumped shot into the goal, and Zelinsky's long-range shot was deflected by Szczesny. In the second half, Chiesa Jr. scored an equaliser with a long-range shot, Mertens' burst was saved, and Dybala's long-range shot was deflected by the goalkeeper. In the end, Juventus 1-1 Napoli. Allegri's Juve are unbeaten in six league games and remain 5th in the league.
Shortly after the game began, Juventus relied on corners to create a threat, Bernardeschi opened the corner, McKenny inserted a header into the goal, there was no top part, deflected out of the goal. Six minutes later, Rabio burst into the left side of the penalty area, shot from a tight angle, kicked high, and the ball went straight to the audience. Chieza Jr. then sent a low cross from the right side of the penalty area, too close to the goal, the goalkeeper saved the ball, and the teammate who was wrapped up at the back point saved it. In the 12th minute, Mertens scored the ball in front of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot that was blocked by the defender in front of him.
In the 14th minute, Juventus launched a quick attack, The Younger Chieza ran into the half with the ball, he did not choose to pass the ball, near the line of the penalty area to shoot a long-range shot, the ball slightly off the left upright. In the 22nd minute, Napoli scored! Politano unloaded the ball from inside the penalty area and gave it back to Mertens, who swung off the angle and fired a low shot into the far corner, and the ball went in! Juventus is in trouble! Two minutes later, Chiesa Jr. again fired a long-range shot, this time deflected.
In the 33rd minute, Alex Sandro sent a cross from the left, the ball was too close to the goal, and the goalkeeper took the ball directly in his arms. Three minutes later, Zelinski attempted a long-range shot from outside the penalty area with great power, with Szczesny holding the ball off the crossbar with one hand and Juve escaping. In the 38th minute, Juventus won a free kick on the left side of the field, Bernardeschi passed the ball into the box and the goalkeeper picked it up. Toward the end of the half, Juventus made a mistake in his pass from the back of the field, but fortunately Szczesny struck in time to take the ball out of the way and avoid a catastrophe. At half-time, Juventus trailed 1-0.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 53rd minute, Juventus equalised! After receiving the ball near the penalty area line, The Younger Made a slight adjustment, took a long-range shot, and the ball passed under the crotch of the defender in front of him, refracted slightly, and drilled into the bottom left corner of the goal! Little Chiesa was so excited after scoring the goal that he slipped to his knees to celebrate! Little Chieza saved Juve. Both sides returned to the same running line. Five minutes later, Insigne fired a long-range shot from the edge and the kick flew away. In the 59th minute, Chiesa Jr. volleyed in the penalty area and kicked too well, and the goalkeeper stood where he was and saved the ball. Chiesa Jr. missed a good opportunity to score twice.
In the 62nd minute, Mertens fired a shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area and the goalkeeper saved the ball. Three minutes later, Allegri made a substitution adjustment, with Dybala and Bentancour coming on as substitutes to strengthen the attack. In the 65th minute, Dybala attempted a long-range shot from outside the box and the ball flew into the bottom left corner of the goal, where the goalkeeper saved the ball. In the 76th minute, McKenny tried to barb a shot inside the box and failed to kick the ball, which was somewhat embarrassing. In the end, in this confrontational battle, Juventus 1-1 Napoli.