Serie A | Juventus 2-0 Napoli: Alajbegovic and Boga magic revives Juve

Juventus got back on track by beating 10-man Napoli 2-0 thanks to a pair of long-range screamers by Kerim Alajbegovic and Jeremie Boga, but Luca Marianucci saw red.

Both teams were locked together on 14 points going into this clash, so desperately in need of a result. The Bianconeri put their squad in a training camp after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at Genoa, losing three of the last four Serie A games, but Nico Gonzalez, Francisco Conceicao, Zeki Celik, Kenan Yildiz, Manuel Locatelli, Khephren Thuram and Kamil Grabara were still sidelined.

The Partenopei were revitalised by a 4-1 win at Monza, but Rasmus Hojlund and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic were ruled out by a virus, with Amir Rrahmani not at 100 per cent, Stanislav Lobotka, Benoit Badiashile, Leonardo Spinazzola, David Neres, Alisson Santos, Costantino Favasuli and Alessandro Buongiorno injured.

Lorenzo Lucca had a rare start and almost marked it with a victory after eight minutes, but his diving header on the Matteo Politano cross was palmed off the line by Guglielmo Vicario in a remarkable save.

Teun Koopmeiners was fortunate to avoid a yellow card for his mistimed tackle on Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, landing on his ankle, but Juventus had appeals of their own.

Juan Cabal’s header from a corner bounced off the frame of the goal, then as the move continued, Cabal collided with Matias Olivera, but the contact seemed to be as the boot came back down.

Both sides wasted good opportunities from 12 yards, as Noa Lang and Alajegovic blasted over the bar, with Bremer doing the same after good work from Alajbegovic to dribble past two.

Deep into first half stoppages, Alajbegovic also drew a tough save out of Alex Meret with his angled drive from 12 yards, as Pierre Kalulu was unable to make the most of the rebound.

There were some big changes over half-time, with Luca Marianucci moving to right-back and Juve seemed to be in a 3-5-2 shape.

Kolo Muani wasted a good counter-attacking situation when over-hitting the past for Alajbegovic, but the Bosnia and Herzegovina talent broke the deadlock with a moment of magic out of nowhere, unleashing a screamer into the top corner from the edge of the area, in off the far post.

Woltemade failed to get on the end of a Koopmeiners pull-back from six yards, but Napoli then went down to 10 men for the second Luca Marianucci yellow card for stepping on Cabal’s foot.

Matias Olivera also limped off with a muscular problem, and Juventus doubled their lead with a not dissimilar goal, this time Jeremie Boga’s right-foot curler into the far bottom corner from outside the box.

Juventus 2-0 Napoli

Alajbegovic 70 (J), Boga 87 (J)

Sent off: Marianucci 75 (N)

01-11-2026 19:45

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Starting lineups

25 Guglielmo Vicario Goalkeeper

3 Bremer Defender

26 Jhon Lucumí Defender 72'

32 Juan Cabal Defender 82'

15 Pierre Kalulu Defender

12 Douglas Luiz Midfielder

8 Teun Koopmeiners Midfielder

22 Weston McKennie Midfielder 46'

17 Kerim Alajbegović Attacker 72'

27 Nick Woltemade Attacker

9 Randal Kolo Muani Attacker 59'

1 Alex Meret Goalkeeper

22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo Defender 46'

35 Luca Marianucci Defender

17 Mathías Olivera Defender 79'

16 Rafa Marín Defender

99 Frank Anguissa Midfielder 82'

11 Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder 46'

8 Scott McTominay Midfielder

20 Lorenzo Lucca Attacker

21 Matteo Politano Attacker 61'

70 Noa Lang Attacker

Substitutes

23 Carlo Pinsoglio Goalkeeper

24 Daniele Rugani Defender

33 Neto Goalkeeper

29 Pape Matar Sarr Midfielder

18 Jeff Ekhator Attacker

4 Federico Gatti Defender 46'

11 Edon Zhegrova Attacker 59'

13 Jeremie Boga Attacker 72'

6 Lloyd Kelly Defender 72'

20 Andrea Cambiaso Defender 82'

14 Nikita Contini Goalkeeper

41 David Spinelli Goalkeeper

18 Francisco Barido Midfielder

36 Milton Pereyra Attacker

38 Andrea Chiummariello Midfielder

40 Claudio Lieto Defender

39 Mykyta Melnyk Defender

13 Amir Rrahmani Defender 46'

6 Billy Gilmour Midfielder 46'

26 Antonio Vergara Midfielder 61'

31 Sam Beukema Defender 79'

23 Giovane Attacker 82'