Juventus loses for the first time in the Serie against Napoli
Francisco Conceição came on in the 74th minute to replace Nico González, Alberto Costa was not used
Juventus hit the floor!
Juventus lost 2-1 to Napoli on Saturday’s visit (25) to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, in a classic match of the 22nd round of Serie A. The Bianconeri , who thus suffered their first defeat in the competition , were in the lead, but allowed the Neapolitans to turn the game around in the final stage.
Randal Kolo Muani , on loan from PSG until the end of the season, started the match and justified Thiago Motta’s confidence two minutes before half-time when he opened the scoring. The visitors, due to better organisation and aggression, were superior in this period and by the sixth minute they had seen
Antonio Conte’s team reacted and managed to turn the score around. Right at the start, Di Gregorio shone and spoiled Romelu’s plans. The pressure from the home team intensified and ended up bearing fruit moments later.
Naples turns the tables in the 2nd half
Frank Zambo Anguissa , thanks to a precise header, beat the Turin goalkeeper in the 57th minute and in the 69th minute, through the conversion of a penalty committed by Manuel Locatelli, Romelu Lukaku did not waste the sovereign opportunity and fired in the comeback.
At a disadvantage, Thiago Motta still called Francisco Conceição to play , the Portuguese international replaced Nico González in the 74th minute, but, however, the firebrand, this time, was unable to change the course of events.
