Napoli v Juventus - as it happened

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Napoli v Juventus, Coppa Italia final 2019/20, 17/6/2020, Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Napoli v Juventus, Coppa Italia final 2019/20, 17/6/2020, Official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Juventus from the Stadio Olimpico and Rome. The two sides knocked out Inter and AC Milan respectively in the semi-finals at the weekend.
  • 93'
    Milik sends Buffon the wrong way and Napoli win 4-2 on penalties!!! Based on what we've seen, it is deserved!
  • 93'
    Ramsey hits it down the middle. He passes it into the net. Match point for Milik. 3-2.
  • 93'
    Maksimovic scores!! He hits it down the middle!!! Good pen. Ramsey must score or it's over.
  • 93'
    Bonucci scores after his shot hits the bar! Great pen!!! Nap 2/2, Juve 1/3
  • 93'
    Politano just scores! Buffon guesses right and gets a hand to it, but can't stop it.
  • 93'
    Danilo smashes it over the crossbar as if it were rugby.
  • 93'
    Insigne steps up and Buffon is rooted to the spot. Goal!
  • 93'
    Juve to go first. Dybala will take the first spot kick. And Meret saves it! He goes to his left and makes a fine save!
End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Napoli 0-0 Juventus! Penalties here in Rome! Napoli have hit the post twice in the game and been the better side in the second half, but luck wasn't on their side. Time for penalties.
  • 92'
    Off the post!!! Politano's ball in his headed by Insigne, it's saved by Buffon and then Elmas' shot on the rebound hits the post!
  • 91'
    Bernardeschi concedes a corner for no reason. He miscontrols the ball and it goes out of play.
  • 90'
    Looks we'll have penalties here. Three added minutes.
  • 89'
    Juventus win a corner, the set piece is knocked out to Ramsey outside the area and he hits wide.
  • 88'
    Napoli sub: Elmas on for Zielinski.
  • 85'
    Juve sub: Ramsey on for Cuadrado.
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  • 83'
    Dybala sees yellow for a foul.
  • 81'
    Napoli sub: Hysaj on for Mario Rui.
  • 80'
    Napoli sub: Allan on for Fabian.
  • 80'
    Juve doing the attacking, but hardly threatening Meret.
  • 78'
    Sandro gets a corner for Juventus.
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  • 77'
    Mario Rui is cautioned for a poor challenge on Dybala.
  • 74'
    Juve sub: Bernardeschi on for Pjanic.
  • 72'
    What a chance for Milik!! The ball is flicked on and Milik blazes over!
  • 69'
    Ronaldo is pulled back by Cristiano just outside the box.
  • 68'
    Politano goes for goal from inside the D which is easily saved.
  • 66'
    Napoli double sub: Politano and Milik on for Mertens and Callejon.
  • 65'
    Juve sub: Danilo on for Douglas Costa.
  • 64'
    Bonucci has a long distance effort which is easy for Meret.
  • 63'
    Dybala goes for goal and it flies well over.
  • 61'
    Fabian!!! Napoli attack, Zielinski passes to Fabian in the middle and his shot can't find the target. Napoli playing well now.
  • 60'
    Napoli doing some more attacking, but the two teams are defending well.
  • 57'
    Demme is getting treatment here.
  • 57'
    Brilliant sliding challenge by Koulibaly to prevent Costa getting into the box.
  • 56'
    Cuadrado is penalised for a foul on Rui.
  • 54'
    Alex Sandro is in trouble here as Di Lorenzo lands on Sandro's leg and traps it. Accidentally I should add.
  • 54'
    Ronaldo attacks down the far flank and he squares for Bentancur who flies over.
  • 53'
    No major chances still, but the game is much more open since the interval.
  • 52'
    Napoli win a corner, it's taken short and Callejon's curling effort flies over.
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  • 51'
    Bonucci gets the first card after a cynical pull back on Fabian.
  • 49'
    The ball is half cleared and Matuidi shoots well wide. Not even close to the goal.
  • 48'
    Costa wins a corner off Mario Rui.
  • 47'
    Callejon plays in Insigne after a deflected pass and Insigne, who is miles offside, fires over.
  • 46'
    Juventus get us going again!
  • 45'
    HT: Napoli 0-0 Juventus! No goals here in Rome at half-time. Juventus started the better without being impressive, but Napoli picked up towards the end of the half. Ronaldo came the closest for Juve after five minutes while Insigne hit the post for Napoli from a free-kick. Buffon has also had to make two brilliant saves to deny Demme and Insigne after that. 45 minutes to avoid penalties!
  • 45'
    Dybala goes down wanting a penalty, referee Doveri says no and blows for half-time. We can say Mario Rui definitely took a chance!
  • 45'
    One extra minute.
  • 43'
    Cuadrado limps to the sideline after a foul.
  • 42'
    Another save by Buffon! The corner is half cleared to Insigne outside the area and Buffon has to make a tremendous save to his right to knock it for another corner.
  • 41'
    Demme!!! What a save by Buffon! Sandro heads a shot off the line to deny Insigne seconds before and then Demme, after a bit of luck, tries to beat Buffon at the near post, but Buffon is up to it!
  • 40'
    Douglas Costa slides in now on Zielinski. I think the cards will be coming out soon.
  • 39'
    Excellent by Meret! Alex Sandro goes down the far side, he squares for Ronaldo in the middle and Meret comes out to the dive on the ball before the Juve striker can hit in.
  • 38'
    Alex Sandro gets his head to the free-kick which goes well wide.
  • 37'
    Free-kick to Juve 25 yards from goal after a foul by Koulibaly on Cristiano.
  • 35'
    Ronaldo seems to be brought down on the far side by Koulibaly, but the ref isn't interested.
  • 33'
    Cuadrado launches a ball in from 30 yards and Napoli head clear.
  • 32'
    Douglas Costa attacks Napoli's left and the cross is cleared by Koulibaly.
  • 31'
    Napoli win a free-kick and the game is very quiet. 0-0 is very fair and I think Napoli will be happier with things.
  • 29'
    Fabian is felled by a late challenge. No card is given though.
  • 28'
    The ball is passed to Dybala, he tries to control inside the box, but can't get to it and Meret gets there.
  • 26'
    Corner to Juventus.
  • 24'
    Insigne strikes the post!!! The free-kick goes over the wall, Buffon was beaten and the ball strikes his right hand post.
  • 23'
    Zielinski is brought down by Bentancur just outside the box and Napoli have a dangerous free-kick.
  • 21'
    Dybala is brought down at around midfield.
  • 20'
    Bentancur has a pop from 20 yards which is comfortable for Meret.
  • 19'
    Fabian's cross field pass is headed away by Cuadrado.
  • 17'
    Juventus are having plenty of possession near the Napoli box without doing much with it.
  • 15'
    Sandro catches a Napoli man in the face and is penalised.
  • 14'
    Mario Rui goes down wanting a penalty, but nothing is given! Dybala and Ronaldo break on the counter but nothing comes of it.
  • 13'
    Napoli attack with good passing and Sandro concedes the corner.
  • 12'
    Zielinski is halted illegally by De Ligt and the Dutchman avoids a card.
  • 10'
    Douglas Costa drives towards the box on the far side, but his pass is intercepted by Mertens.
  • 9'
    Napoli try and attack, but an opponent heads the ball back to Buffon.
  • 7'
    Juventus dominating the early exchanges here with lots of possession and territory.
  • 5'
    Save by Meret!!! Callejon plays a terrible pass back towards goal, Dybala picks up the ball, he lays it off to Cristiano and his shot is well stopped by the GK!
  • 4'
    Douglas Costa is blocked off by Zielinski.
  • 3'
    Nothing comes of the set piece.
  • 2'
    Ronaldo wins a corner off Di Lorenzo.
  • 2'
    Free-kick to Juventus after a foul.
  • 1'
    Napoli get us going from left to right in the blue!
Start of match

Start of match

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    Minute's silence.
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    Bonucci and Insigne touch elbows in the middle.
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    The Italian national anthem is being sung without music.
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    The players are out here in Rome!
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    The referee is out on the pitch ready.
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    22 degrees in Rome this evening.
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    A reminder that we'll go straight to penalties if it's level after 90 minutes.
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    Dries Mertens renewed his Napoli contract earlier today so Gattuso's men received a boost prior to this game at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
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    Ospina is suspended for Napoli after seeing yellow on Saturday so Meret takes his place. Hysaj drops out and is replaced by Mario Rui, Fabian Ruiz is in for Elmas and Callejon starts ahead of Politano.
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    Cuadrado in for Danilo is the only change for Juventus compared to the match on Friday.
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    Juventus knocked out AC Milan on away goals (1-1) after a 0-0 draw at home last Friday while Napoli drew 1-1 with Inter on Saturday and so progressed 2-1 on aggregate.
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    Daniele Doveri is the referee and Massimilliano Irrati is the VAR.
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    Juventus XI: Buffon (GK); Sandro, De Ligt, Bonucci, Cuadrado; Matuidi, Pjanic, Bentancur; Costa, Ronaldo and Dybala.
  • PRVW
    Napoli XI: Meret (GK); Rui, Koulibaly, Maksimovic, Di Lorenzo; Zielinkski, Demme, Fabian; Insigne, Mertens and Callejon.
Info

Pre-match

17 June 2020, 21:00

Referee: Daniele Doveri

Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Roma

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    Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the Coppa Italia final between Napoli and Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico.