At Turin, the game between Juventus and Napoli ended up in a draw. Both teams were unable to score any goals despite having many chances to take the lead.
As McKennie charged, Yildiz sent a dangerous-looking ball into the box that he appeared to be trying to hit with his head. Fortunately for Napoli, though, McKennie was in the six-yard area when the ball nearly escaped him due to its slight overlength.
Gonzalez for Juventus makes a run down the right after Kalulu initiated the move. With a few of his teammates waiting for the delivery, he delivered a cross into the box, but Napoli’s defenders once again did a great job of clearing it away.
Lukaku’s first attempt was feeble and deflected, making it easy for Di Gregorio to gather. The shot came from inside the Juventus box. Kvaratskhelia initiated the move, and McTominay found Lukaku just on the edge of the box after making a run down the center.
McTominay gave Napoli their first opportunity on goal, a strong long-range attempt that forced Di Gregorio to dive to block it. After receiving the ball around the halfway line, the Scottish player charged down the middle and swung it outside the box, causing the goalie to dive low to his left.
Politano attempted a beautiful free-kick from the right flank, but Di Gregorio made an incredible stop to block it. Politano curled a left-footed shot past a couple of bounding Juventus defenders and Napoli attackers. However, that may have still gone in and required the keeper to make an incredible full-stretch dive to his left in order to parry it away.
The first clever play of the second half came from Juventus. Mckennie did a great job of using his speed to get by a few opponents and set Gonzalez up on the right. The latter made a cut inside to reach the center of the field, whereupon he attempted a long-range effort from well outside the box. His shot, though, was well over the bar.
Politano did a great job, darting quickly down the right wing and then cutting in on his left to easily get past a couple of Juventus defenders. After that, he gave the ball a forceful swipe from beyond the box, but his attempt to curl the ball towards the top-left comer went just wide of the mark.
Juventus started to move down the left, with Weah and Koopmeiners finding Savona. Koopmeiners is in the box to receive a cross from Savona, but Napoli was awarded a free kick because Koopmeiners appeared to foul a Napoli player while attempting to meet the ball on a volley.
Di Lorenzo denied Savona’s right-wing cross to give Juventus a corner. Napoli comfortably defended Koopmelners’s looping delivery before it could reach McKennie’s flying head. Even though Juventus continued to attack and cause Napoli discomfort, their efforts were in vain.
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