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NAPOLI - JUVENTUS . 2 - 1 Lorenzo Insigne (26') Gonzalo Higuaín (62') Mario Lemina (63') MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Higuain: 'Napoli-Juve like a derby' http://www.football-italia.net/73529/higuain-napoli-juve-derby? Sep 26, 2015 Gonzalo Higuain said Napoli beating Juventus was “like a derby for this city.” Pipita scored one – his fifth of the season – and set up another for Lorenzo Insigne in the 2-1 victory. “I said beforehand that this was a very important game, we know it’s like a derby for this city. We played a great game and won, which is what we’re looking for at the moment,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “The important thing was to win. If I score, it’s even better, so I am happy. “There’s a long way to go. This was an important game, but we must continue along this path and get some rest for Thursday.” Considering his current form, will Argentina boss Tata Martino regret not calling Higuain for international duty? “I don’t know. I am focused only on Napoli and on making the most of this moment.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS . 2 - 1 Lorenzo Insigne (26') Gonzalo Higuaín (62') Mario Lemina (63') MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Napoli send Juve spiralling Gonzalo Higuain scored one and set up another as Napoli beat Juventus 2-1, but Lorenzo Insigne was injured. http://www.football-italia.net/SerieA/match/69876 Sep 26, 2015 This was a must-win game for both sides, who stuttered so far this season and were sliding down the standings. The Bianconeri missed Stephan Lichtsteiner, Claudio Marchisio, Mario Mandzukic and Sami Khedira, while Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado were rested. In the opening minute Hernanes performed a crucial tackle on Lorenzo Insigne in the box, while Simone Zaza was flagged offside when lobbing Pepe Reina. Reina got down quickly to save Zaza’s angled drive one-handed after a smart Paulo Dybala through ball. Faouzi Ghoulam had penalty appeals, but the low cross struck Leonardo Bonucci’s foot first and ricocheted on to his hand, so could not be considered voluntary. Napoli broke through with a well-worked goal, as Insigne played a neat one-two with Gonzalo Higuain before passing it into the near bottom corner from the edge of the box. It was the perfect way to mark his 100th Serie A appearance. Giorgio Chiellini crucially intercepted a Jose Callejon knock-back for Higuain on Insigne’s inspired pass, but goalscorer Insigne pulled up with a knee problem and had to be substituted with Dries Mertens. On the stroke of half-time, Buffon beat away a Ghoulam cross and Jose Callejon ballooned the follow-up off target. It was end-to-end stuff, as first Reina desperately blocked Zaza after a defensive error, then on the counter Mertens drilled across the face of goal when he should’ve passed to Allan. A deflected Mertens effort looped on to the roof of the net and Buffon punched away a Higuain snapshot. Napoli doubled their lead when Higuain intercepted a poor Hernanes midfield pass and burst forward, his angled drive too powerful for Buffon to keep out as it squirmed under his arm. However, the Partenopei were perhaps still celebrating when Juve grabbed one back at the other end, a cross finding Mario Lemina relatively unmarked at the back post. It was the Frenchman’s first goal and he scored it against one of the clubs that tried to sign him from Olympique Marseille this summer. Alvaro Morata came on and immediately curled just wide of the far post, while Pogba nodded Simone Padoin’s cross off target. Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik (David Lopez 80); Callejon, Higuain (Gabbiadini 85), Insigne (Mertens 40) Juventus: Buffon; Padoin (Alex Sandro 88), Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Pereyra, Lemina, Pogba; Hernanes (Cuadrado 64); Zaza, Dybala (Morata 70) Ref: Orsato http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS 2 - 1 Lorenzo Insigne (26') Gonzalo Higuaín (62') Mario Lemina (63') MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Napoli 2-1 Juventus: Champions beaten again as Insigne and Higuain combine The champions fell to their third defeat of the season in Serie A after goals either side of half time helped the Naples side move into the top half of the table. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/napoli-vs-juventus/2120432/report Sep 26, 2015 Juventus’ dreadful start to their Serie A title defence continued as Gonzalo Higuain inspired Napoli to a 2-1 victory at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday. After providing the assist for Lorenzo Insigne's first-half opener, Higuain – who was left out of Gerardo Martino's latest Argentina squad – scored the second for Maurizio Sarri's men shortly after the hour mark. Insigne fired Napoli ahead with his third Serie A goal of the season 26 minutes in, following a frantic start to proceedings that saw Pepe Reina make an excellent save to deny Simone Zaza. Giorgio Chiellini should have headed Juve level just after the restart and the Serie A champions were made to pay for sloppy play from Hernanes when Higuain stole in to net his fifth league goal of 2015-16. Mario Lemina opened his Juve account, but Massimiliano Allegri's side were unable to find an equaliser, with substitute Alvaro Morata going closest. The defeat is Juve's third in their opening six games and they could be 13 points adrift of league leaders Inter should Roberto Mancini's side beat Fiorentina on Sunday. Allegri demanded a response from Juve following their 1-1 draw with Serie A debutants Frosinone in midweek, but it was Napoli who started the stronger – with Higuain blazing over before Marek Hamsik forced Gianluigi Buffon into action. Napoli, who failed to score in a league game for the first time in 14 Serie A fixtures when they drew 0-0 with Carpi last time out, continued to press, but it was Juve who went close next, Reina doing well to get down low to his right and parry away Zaza's strike. But the hosts maintained their control, and took a deserved lead when Insigne linked up with Higuain before drilling a low finish beyond Buffon from the edge of the area. However, the diminutive winger's night was cut short prior to the interval, an apparent knee injury forcing Sarri to introduce Dries Mertens in his place. And the Belgium winger almost had an immediate impact when he burst in behind Juve's defence, but he elected to shoot rather than play in the unmarked Jose Callejon, and his effort sailed wide. Reina would have been helpless to prevent Chiellini equalising after the interval had the Italy defender managed to direct his header on target from Paulo Dybala's free-kick. After seeing an effort well saved by Buffon, Higuain had the goal his performance deserved in the 62nd minute, firing home from an acute angle after dispossessing Hernanes. But Juve responded immediately, Lemina, on loan from Marseille, tucking home after latching onto Dybala's cross at the back post. Morata replaced Dybala with 20 minutes remaining and the Spain striker was just inches away from restoring parity with a venomous effort from 18-yards out, but Juve slipped to another crushing setback. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

Lemina migliore in campo della Juve.

Lemina meglio di Pogba

Morata fallisce il 2-2 ... per ora.

E ora Morata

Si vede che c'é Cuadrado ora in campo.

Pensieri catalani per Pogba?

MARIO LEMINA 2-1

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato HT 1-0: Insigne shocks Juve http://www.football-italia.net/73526/ht-insigne-shocks-juve Sep 26, 2015 Lorenzo Insigne gave Napoli the half-time lead over Juventus, but then limped off with a knee injury. This was a must-win game for both sides, who stuttered so far this season and were sliding down the standings. The Bianconeri missed Stephan Lichtsteiner, Claudio Marchisio, Mario Mandzukic and Sami Khedira, while Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado were rested. In the opening minute Hernanes performed a crucial tackle on Lorenzo Insigne in the box, while Simone Zaza was flagged offside when lobbing Pepe Reina. Reina got down quickly to save Zaza’s angled drive one-handed after a smart Paulo Dybala through ball. Faouzi Ghoulam had penalty appeals, but the low cross struck Leonardo Bonucci’s foot first and ricocheted on to his hand, so could not be considered voluntary. Napoli broke through with a well-worked goal, as Insigne played a neat one-two with Gonzalo Higuain before passing it into the near bottom corner from the edge of the box. It was the perfect way to mark his 100th Serie A appearance. Giorgio Chiellini crucially intercepted a Jose Callejon knock-back for Higuain on Insigne’s inspired pass, but goalscorer Insigne pulled up with a knee problem and had to be substituted with Dries Mertens. On the stroke of half-time, Buffon beat away a Ghoulam cross and Jose Callejon ballooned the follow-up off target. It was end-to-end stuff, as first Reina desperately blocked Zaza after a defensive error, then on the counter Mertens drilled across the face of goal when he should’ve passed to Allan. Napoli 1-0 Juventus (Half-Time) Scorers: Insigne 26 (N) Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne (Mertens 40) Juventus: Buffon; Padoin, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Pereyra, Lemina, Pogba; Hernanes; Zaza, Dybala Ref: Orsato http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Marotta: 'Juve faith in Allegri' http://www.football-italia.net/73523/marotta-juve-faith-allegri? Sep 26, 2015 Juventus director Beppe Marotta assured “we have great faith in the Coach and the squad we’ve put together.” “I think that the real values of a team emerge over time and the Scudetto will be won by the best side, but it’s premature to discuss that now,” Marotta told Mediaset Premium. “The difficult start is certainly affecting us and we have to work on motivation even more than tactical issues. We want to leave alibis aside, but certainly the calendar is packed and with so many injuries we’re never able to field the same XI. “The Coach is put in a difficult position and cannot choose his favoured line-up.” Tonight there is a huge test at the Stadio San Paolo. “Whether it’s Napoli, Carpi or Empoli, there’s no difference,” insisted Marotta. “We need a good performance, but above all we need to pick up points. “We must stay calm, as we have great faith in the Coach and the squad we’ve put together. There are so many points still up for grabs. I’ve been in football a long time and know a comeback is possible. “The difference this season is we have 10 new players in a 24-man squad. It takes time to gel, to let them understand the tactical requirements. “We also lost character with champions like Carlos Tevez and Andrea Pirlo. We replaced them with suitable players, but certainly in that sense we’re missing something. “The strength of every squad is to be versatile, so players can adapt to any system. This year the Coach has many options at his disposal.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Reina: 'What Napoli-Juve means' http://www.football-italia.net/73522/reina-what-napoli-juve-means? Sep 26, 2015 Pepe Reina said Napoli players “know how much the fans care about this match” against Juventus. “We know how much the fans care about this match and what they are waiting for tonight,” the goalkeeper told Sky Sport Italia. “There are three points to pick up, but for the supporters it is always very important to beat Juventus regardless of the table.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Hernanes: 'Juve keep winning habit' http://www.football-italia.net/73521/hernanes-juve-keep-winning-habit? Sep 26, 2015 Hernanes said the new Juventus “must prove we haven’t lost the habit of winning” as they visit Napoli. The ex-Inter Brazilian had been playing as a deep-lying playmaker lately, but returns to trequartista in a 4-3-1-2 formation. “The important thing is being on the pitch!” Hernanes told Sky Sport Italia. “Many new young players have arrived, it’s a new Juve, but we must prove that we have the same victorious approach and haven’t lost the habit of winning.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

Callejon non trova la rete sulla respinta di Gigi.

Pogba non ne azzecca una.

Bravo Padoin

Napoli goal

Volevano il rigore.

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Line-ups: Napoli-Juventus http://www.football-italia.net/73519/line-ups-napoli-juventus? Sep 26, 2015 Napoli and Juventus never have a relaxed fixture anyway, but the pressure is on for tonight’s showdown. It kicks off at 20.45 CET. These two giants were expected to tussle for the Scudetto, but have had a disastrous start to the campaign. The Partenopei are taking time to adjust under new Coach Maurizio Sarri, but seemed to have found their feet with back-to-back 5-0 victories over Club Brugge and Lazio. However, they surprisingly stalled in a 0-0 at newly-promoted Carpi on Wednesday night. As for Juventus, they lost to Udinese and Roma, drew with Chievo and Frosinone, beating only 10-man Genoa and Manchester City in the Champions League. There’s an injury crisis too, as Max Allegri is without Mario Mandzukic, Claudio Marchisio, Sami Khedira, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Kwadwo Asamoah. Alvaro Morata returns, but is only on the bench, as Hernanes, Simone Zaza and Paulo Dybala appear to form the trident attack. Roberto Pereyra, Paul Pogba and former Napoli transfer target Mario Lemina in midfield, then Simone Padoin a surprise pick at right-back. Napoli have a full squad at their disposal, save for outcasts Jonathan de Guzman and Juan Camilo Zuniga. Gonzalo Higuain is flanked by Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon in a 4-3-3 system, while Marek Hamsik takes the deeper role. Jorginho pushes unsettled Mirko Valdifiori on to the bench. Juventus won 3-1 last season, both home and away, but lost the Italian Super Cup on penalties after a 2-2 thriller in Dubai. Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne Juventus: Buffon; Padoin, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Pereyra, Lemina, Pogba; Hernanes; Zaza, Dybala http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Orsi: Clash Between Napoli And Juventus Not Decisive In Scudetto Race http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/09/orsi-clash-between-napoli-and-juventus-not-decisive-in-scudetto-race/? Sep 26, 2015 Former Lazio goalkeeper Fernando Orsi believes that Saturday’s clash between Napoli and Juventus will not be decisive in the fight for the Scudetto. Both the Partenopei and the Bianconeri have had a poor start to the 2015-16 Serie A campaign, with both only securing one win each thus far ahead of their battle at the San Paolo, and the 56-year-old feels that their main focus at the moment should be earning more points before they start worrying about the title. Orsi spoke to Radio Radio about the two teams’ need for improvement and commented on the chance for smaller clubs to shine in the Serie A this season. “Napoli and Juventus have a combined total of 11 points,” said the ex-Livorno boss. “This suggests that this league is a place where even the smaller teams can find themselves inserted near the top of the standings. “So, it must be said that Napoli and Juventus currently have the points they deserve and I think the winner of this match is unlikely to focus on aiming for the Scudetto.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Rampulla: Juventus Have A Problem With Injuries http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2015/09/rampulla-juventus-have-a-problem-with-injuries/? Sep 26, 2015 Former Juventus goalkeeper Michelangelo Rampulla has suggested the Bianconeri have a problem with their fitness. The Old Lady have suffered injuries to key players Claudio Marchisio and Sami Khedira which has blighted the team’s performance. “Allegri is right to ask for time and talk about injuries,” said Rampulla to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli. “Just consider that they are missing Marchisio and Khedira, who would change the character of the midfield.” Rampulla then praised Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. “For Buffon I have no more words, I see more and more a brilliant player and he is a wonderful example. “Even Pepe Reina I really like, I admire goalkeepers that are proactive, participating in helping the whole of their defence. The former shot-stopper concluded with a prediction for the Bianconceri’s Saturday trip to the Stadio San Paolo. “I expect a draw.” http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Know your enemy: A Q&A session with SB Nation's Napoli blog, The Siren's Song Juventus play Napoli on Saturday night in Southern Italy. And what better way to find out more about Juve's opposition than ask somebody who watches them regularly all about Napoli. So that's what we did. http://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2015/9/26/9396671/rival-question-and-answer-juventus-napoli-serie-a-round-6 Sep 26, 2015 With Juventus and Napoli both struggling to start out the 2015-16 season, the usually intense rivalry between opposite ends of Italy has taken on any more intrigue than usual. They are 12th and 13th in the Serie A table, respectively — something you probably didn't expect through five rounds knowing what these two clubs are capable of. So what's wrong with Napoli? That's where we've gone to get some help. Seeing as my boss here at SB Nation, Mr. Conor Dowley, just so happens to root for Napoli and write about them at The Siren's Song, there was only one thing I could do — that would be ask him the same kind of question (and a couple other ones) that I posed above. And since he's a nice guy, he decided to cooperate even though his favorite team is frustrating him just as much as our favorite team is frustrating us these days. So, in short, I asked Conor questions. He answered said questions. Away we go. BWRAO: The sample size is obviously small, but how would you sum up the beginning of the Sarri Era to date now that we're actually seeing games happen? TSS: It's been a mixed bag. When things have worked, it's been fantastic -- just look at Napoli's matches against Lazio and Club Brugge to see just how well it can go. When it doesn't work, though, it's pretty miserable. See the rest of Napoli's matches for that one. It's a big transition to go from Rafa Benitez to Maurizio Sarri, both in terms of tactics employed and methods and just the managers themselves. It was never going to be perfectly smooth and there were always going to be some pretty big bumps in the road. But this has been pretty rough, much more so than even most of Sarri's harshest critics and doubters in the fanbase would have imagined. BWRAO: Take the manager out of the equation for a second. Do you think Napoli is a better team than last season? TSS: If we're really just looking at the players involved? Given that Napoli only cut deadweight and added a bunch of decent-to-quite-good players, yeah. They are. Allan is a huge upgrade over Walter Gargano, ditto Vlad Chiriches over Miguel Britos and Elseid Hysaj over Giandomenico Mesto. In terms of starting XI vs. starting XI, though, the changes are more minimal. Without Champions League money to really let them go nuts on the transfer market, Napoli were relying on Sarri to make the team significantly better -- and that seems to be far from certain so far. BWRAO: Marek Hamsik is quoted recently as saying "Napoli must improve." What, exactly, does Napoli need to do different than in its first five Serie A games? TSS: Other than "not suck?" They've struggled mightily for consistency in both attack and defense so far this season. The defense has been showing steady improvement as players get used to their roles in Sarri's system -- some personnel adjustments have helped too, most notably benching Christian Maggio -- but the attack is still pretty volatile. Deny them space, and they're helpless. Leave things more open, and they'll hurt you. Scoring five goals against Lazio and Brugge is cool and all, but figuring out how to better break down the Carpis and Sassuolos of the world would be nice too. BWRAO: Be honest, do you miss Rafa? (Elaborate at your own will, bossman) TSS: No. Wait, you really want me to elaborate? OK: Hell no. To be honest, so far the results aren't wildly different than we were used to under Rafa. The only difference is that Sarri admits that Napoli have problems to fix other than blind luck and the referees screwing him. That's not much of a difference in the grand scheme of things, perhaps, but it sure is a whole lot less frustrating. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Napoli squad for Juve http://www.football-italia.net/73498/napoli-squad-juve? Sep 26, 2015 Napoli have a full squad at their disposal for tonight’s Serie A showdown with Juventus. It kicks off at 20.45 CET. Maurizio Sarri has called up his entire squad for this game. The only exceptions, as always, are outcasts Jonathan de Guzman and Juan Camilo Zuniga. Napoli squad for Juventus: Reina, Gabriel, Rafael; Maggio, Hysaj, Ghoulam, Strinic, Henrique, Koulibaly, Albiol, Chiriches; Valdifiori, Jorginho, Allan, David Lopez, Hamsik, El Kaddouri, Chalobah; Mertens, Callejon, Insigne, Gabbiadini, Higuain http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127

NAPOLI - JUVENTUS - MATCHDAY 6 Saturday, September 26th, 2015 - 8:45 PM San Paolo Stadium - Naples Referee:‬ Daniele Orsato Lemina 'rejected Napoli for Juve' http://www.football-italia.net/73497/lemina-rejected-napoli-juve? Sep 26, 2015 Mario Lemina “turned down more money from Napoli and England so he could join Juventus,” said his agent. The two clubs go head-to-head at the Stadio San Paolo tonight. It kicks off at 20.45 CET. “Udinese and Sevilla made the first moves, but in June Olympique Marseille had no intention of selling the player,” agent Yvan Le Mee told Tuttosport. “In August Juventus stepped up and then Napoli. It’s the first time I have seen a player turn down more money. “Lemina would’ve earned almost €1m more per season if he had gone to England. Napoli also made a more advantageous offer to Marseille and higher wages for the player. “However, Mario wanted at all costs to join Juventus and I wanted to keep the word I’d given to Beppe Marotta and Fabio Paratici. “It was not easy to convince the Marseille President, but in the end he too realised Mario only had the Bianconeri in mind. “His objective is to become the Claude Makelele of Juve.” As well as Napoli, Lemina had been linked with Premier League sides Liverpool, West Ham and Southampton. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/tables/serie-a/13?ICID=SP_TN_127