Nikola Maksimovic - 8/10 Gennaro Gattuso reaped the rewards of his good work with Napoli on Wednesday evening as they beat Juventus on penalties to be crowned Coppa Italia champions after playing out a scoreless draw.The 90 minutes were relatively evenly contested as far as possession is concerned but while Juventus appeared to have territorial dominance it was Napoli who made the most of their time on the ball, giving Gianluigi Buffon considerably more work to do than Alex Meret had to deal with.Barely five minutes had passed when Cristiano Ronaldo was gifted an early sight at goal though as it was the younger of the two goalkeepers who had to be alert first.A lapse from Jose Callejon saw him misplace a pass in his own area only to find Paulo Dybala. Napoli beat Juventus on penalties to win Coppa Italia final. Going deeper into the history of the competition itself, Juve and Napoli’s history is rather extensive. Wednesday was the 12th time the two of them matched up in the Coppa Italia, with Juve having won six of the previous 11.
Juve have also won three of their last four games against Napoli, while also winning four of the last five Coppa Italia finals. He then turned provided to pick out Insigne, but the Neapolitan sent a shot over.Despite his first half efforts, Buffon saved his best work for stoppage time. The match starts at 20:00 on 17 June 2020. Although his effort eventually broke down, Insigne had a curling effort headed away by Alex Sandro with what was as good as a goal-line clearance.The ball almost immediately fell for Diego Demme beyond Juve’s backline, and the midfielder forced a save out of Buffon when he might have expected to open the scoring.The 42-year-old was called into action again within seconds, this time having to stretch to his right to turn an Insigne strike behind.Meret had to be alert again late in the half to cut out what would have been a certain goal for Cristiano Ronaldo.The second half’s opening exchanges were considerably more open and both sides were guilty of fluffing half-chances.Callejon was the first as he cut in from a corner and, despite Rodrigo Bentancur slipping while closing down, the forward fired a wild strike off target.The Uruguayan was then guilty of his own wayward strike from range after being teed up by Cristiano Ronaldo on the edge of the Partenopei’s area.Dybala and Fabian Ruiz both took their own turns trying to pick out the top corner from range, with neither finding the target, before Buffon denied the recently arrived Matteo Politano and Meret palmed away a curling Dybala cross.Napoli’s substitutes continued to prove problematic for Juventus when Arkadiusz Milik managed to peel away from his marker but, despite the space he had found, he sent his shot off target when he was found with a cutback.As the clock ticked beyond 80 minutes Politano had the biggest chance of the half through Politano, but his attempt of glancing on Insigne’s cross headed straight at Buffon. They last played each other in the semifinals of the 2016-17 season, with Juve winning 5-4 on aggregate. Also Read | Juventus train in Turin before flying to Rome for Coppa Italia final against Napoli Napoli vs Juventus highlights, Napoli vs Juventus player ratings Napoli. Napoli held their nerve to claim a first major trophy in six seasons by beating Juventus 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the Coppa Italia final.Arkadiusz Milik scored the winning spot-kick after Paulo Dybala had seen his first for Juve saved, before team-mate Danilo blazed the second over.This followed a hard-fought 0-0 over 90 minutes of few chances, played behind closed doors at the Stadio Olimpico.It gives Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso his first major trophy as a manager.However, for his opposite number Maurizio Sarri it is another lost piece of potential silverware.So far in his career - which included a transformational three-year spell at Napoli that saw them regularly challenge for the title - Sarri has just last season's Europa League to his name, from his one campaign with Chelsea.And while his side currently top Serie A, they are far from assured of securing a ninth straight title and his first trophy on home soil, with their lead over second-placed Lazio just one point.With the Coppa Italia semi-final second legs and final serving as a precursor to the return of the Italian top-flight, it was clear over 90 minutes that neither side is yet fully up to speed.There was little to truly get excited about, although Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne did strike the post with a superb free-kick before Juve's legendary 42-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was forced into a smart save to deny Diego Demme from close range.Arguably the best moment of normal time came with just seconds remaining, as Buffon was forced into another decent save to parry a Nikola Maksimovic header from a corner before Eljif Elmas somehow conspired to fire his follow-up against the post.That took us to the shootout, which Juve handed to Napoli courtesy of two initial failures.The first spot-kick from Dybala was at a perfect height for Alex Meret to push away, while the second was woefully dispatched over the bar by Danilo.With Insigne, Matteo Politano and Maksimovic all scoring, it left Milik to seal the success, which he did with a coolly-taken effort into the bottom corner.The Italian won the World Cup, Champions League and Serie A as a midfielder, but his transition to coaching has been largely underwhelming.The closest he had previously come to silverware was in this competition in 2017 when he led AC Milan to the final but was on the receiving end of a 4-0 loss to Juve.He replaced Carlo Ancelotti at Napoli in December with the squad in freefall and players at loggerheads with club management after refusing to take part in a week-long training camp.But results in the league picked up in January and he has now guided the club to their first trophy since winning the Coppa Italia in 2014, setting up a potentially brighter future both for them and himself.In keeping with this, they were also boosted earlier on Wednesday when all-time top scorer Dries Mertens signed a new contract until 2022.They are way off the pace in Serie A - 24 points behind Juve in sixth place - but having come so close to a trophy in the last few seasons they will see this interrupted campaign as a success.
Juventus and Napoli are all set to face off in the final of highly-anticipated Coppa Itali final at the Stadio Olimpico Rome. ... Gennaro Gattuso reaped the rewards of his good work with Napoli on Wednesday evening as they beat Juventus on penalties to be crowned Coppa Italia champions after playing out a scoreless draw.
Coppa Italia final: Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties.
Juventus’s return from the coronavirus-imposed shutdown of Italian football has been uninspiring to say the least. June 19, 2020 Napoli vs Juventus - Highlights Match Preview and prediction - Watch latest Coppa Italia results and statistics
He first got down low and fast to deny Nikola Maksimovic and then defied his age by reacting quickly to turn Elif Elmas’ follow-up onto the post to send the game to penalties.Meret’s form carried into the shootout as he saved Dybala’s first effort, with Danilo firing over from Juventus’ second.Insigne, Politano, Maksimovic and Milik all converted their efforts, meaning Leonardo Bonucci and Aaron Ramsey’s successful kicks mattered little. Coppa Italia – Follow the Football match between Napoli and Juventus live with Eurosport. The Argentine offloaded for Cristiano but Meret did well to turn away his low strike.Juventus were left wanting a penalty when Alex Sandro felt he was fouled by Mario Rui, but the coming together was deemed nothing more than a shoulder to shoulder challenge.Napoli’s best spell came as half time was approaching, starting with a Lorenzo Insigne freekick that crashed off Buffon’s right-hand post.That effort appeared to breed belief within the Partenopei and Dries Mertens tried to maze his way through Juve’s backline soon after.
But results in the league picked up in … With the match pipping two of the dominating sides in Italy’s top-flight, a tactical battle is expected on Wednesday. Match Result: Juventus @ 21/20. With Ronaldo 18/19: Knocked out 3-0 by Atalanta 19/20: Runners up to Napoli .
Form may go out the window in a cup final, but it is difficult to ignore the 24 point gap between Napoli and Juventus in the Serie A table. Juventus in Coppa Italia before Ronaldo 14/15: Won 15/16: Won 16/17: Won 17/18: Won. From 2014-15 to 2017-18, Juventus won four successive Coppa Italia trophies. Giovanni Di Lorenzo - 6/10. Juventus hold the record for most Coppa Italia trophy wins (13).
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