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90'+2 Napoli win a corner but Sissoko makes the clearance and then makes a brilliant sliding tackle on Domizzi. He has had a very good game again for the Bianconeri.
90'+1 Substitution Trezeguet D. Birindelli A.
90' Napoli push everyone forward as Domizzi's cross is too close to Buffon who makes a comfortable catch. The fourth official indicates that there will be three minutes of extra time.
88' GOAL!!!! Iaquinta sends the crowd to its feet as he takes down Del Piero's flick and calmly slots the ball into the bottom corner!!! 1-0 Juventus with only a few minutes left to play!
87' Goal Iaquinta V.
86' Sosa gives the ball away cheaply to Molinaro who sends in a cross that Contini is forced to head out for a corner kick. OH!!! Nedved's delivery is met by Stendardo who sends his header over the crossbar!
85' After a man of the match performance against Genoa last weekend we haven't heard a peep out of Grygera tonight. Molinaro scampers up the right flank and sends in a cross that Iaquinta heads back across the face of goal but Trezeguet is whistled for a push.
83' OH!!! Garics almost puts the ball into his own net as he concedes a corner kick. Nedved's delivery is headed to the far post by Sissoko and out of play.
81' Del Piero smashes into Domizzi and is lucky not to be shown a yellow card as Reja complains bitterly to the fourth official. Time is running out for both teams if there is to be a winner in tonight's match.
79' Substitution Savini M. Contini M.
78' Santacroce clearly wins the ball off Iaquinta who takes a flop in the penalty area and Rocchi waves for the play to continue. Juventus are getting desperate as they search for the goal that will most likely win this match.
76' Gargano gives the ball away to Del Piero who finds Nedved but his errand pass intended for Iaquinta is cleared away by Cannavaro. Garics scampers up the right flank and tries to get a cross in but Molinaro makes a good block.
74' Nedved plays a long ball looking for Trezeguet but Santacroce makes a headed clearance and the attack fizzles out. Sissoko receives the ball on the left flank and sends in a cross that hits the side netting.
72' Reja rolls the dice and makes his second substitution of the match as he hopes some fresh new legs may be able to break the scoreless deadlock. Molinaro gives the ball away but Tiago comes to his rescue.
70' Gianello takes no chances as he clears the ball out for a corner kick while under no real pressure. Nedved's delivery is poor and fails to beat the first defender.
70' Substitution Calaiò E. Sosa R.
68' OH!! Savini plays in a cross that falls to Lavezzi and he turns his marker and sends a low drive that Buffon saves. OH!!! Nedved sends in a cross that is missed by two Napoli defenders and falls straight to Del Piero who sends a half volley whizzing by the post!!!
66' Lavezzi takes the ball down on the edge of the area and dances around Stendardo but Chiellini makes a vital sliding challenge!
64' Sissoko gives the ball away to Garics but Iaquinta tracks back and makes a tidy interception. Nedved plays a ball over the top looking for Trezeguet but Cannavaro makes the clearance.
62' A rash of fouls have taken the air out of this match as Cannavaro is shown a yellow card for taking Del Piero down from behind. OH!!! Tiago dials up a long distance effort that Gianello is forced to parry around the post!! Tiago has another chance as the ball drops to him in the penalty area but he his shot sails over the crossbar!!
62' Substitution Hamsik M. Bogliacino M.
60' Yellow Card Cannavaro P.
60' Ranieri rolls the dice and makes a double substitution as Iaquinta and Molinaro trot onto the field. Santacroce commits and foul and then has some words for Rocchi as his teammates rush in to separate him from the referee. He is a red card waiting to happen tonight!
58' Napoli have weathered the Juventus storm early in the second half and begin to enjoy some of the possession. Lavezzi tries a chip over the top of the Juventus defence looking for Garics but his pass runs straight to Buffon.
58' Substitution Salihamidzic H. Iaquinta V.
58' Substitution Nocerino A. Molinaro C.
56' Trezeguet gets in behind the Napoli defence but he balloons his shot over the crossbar. It has been a spirited affair tonight but this match desperately needs a goal.
54' Napoli are hanging on for dear life at the moment as Juventus are coming at them in waves. Great ball by Gargano out wide to Lavezzi but the pint sized playmaker takes his eye of the ball and it runs out of play.
52' Salihamidzic gallops down the right flank and he sends a cross into the penalty area that Trezeguet climbs to meet but his weak header fails to beat Gianello. OH!!! Del Piero finds Nedved inside the penalty area and his low shot is parried away by Gianello!!
50' Hamsik does well to skip to the byline and wins his side a free kick. Hamsik's delivery is headed away by Sissoko and the danger is averted. Domizzi finds Lavezzi whose cross is met at the far post by Hamsik but his header back across the face of goal is cleared away.
48' Nedved chips a ball over the top of the Napoli defence that finds Trezeguet but he is immediately surrounded and is forced to lay the ball off for Del Piero who is bundled over by Hamsik. OH!! Del Piero curls his shot over the wall and inches past the far post!!!
46' The second half is underway with both teams trying to break the scoreless deadlock at the Stadio Olimpico Grande. There have been no changes made at the break with all three points still up for grabs tonight.
45' OH!!!! A sensational miss by Garics as he was clear through on goal and sent his chip horribly wide!!! Rocchi blows his whistle to end the first half festivities in Turin as both teams are deadlocked in a scoreless draw. It has been a tame affair with neither goalkeeper asked to do too much.
44' OUCH!!! Santacroce goes flying with studs up into Salihamidzic and is shown a yellow card!! Nedved gets to the byline but his cross is blocked by Gargano. Santacroce needs to be very careful as he takes down Trezeguet in a dangerous position. Del Piero stands over the ball and curls his shot over the bar.
42' Chiellini pushes forward and finds Stendardo who gives the ball away cheaply to Savini but his first touch lets him down and the chance for a counterattack is wasted.
42' Yellow Card Santacroce F.
40' Trezeguet flicks it on for Del Piero who is judged to have been in an offside position. Napoli are on the back foot right now as they hope to make it to the halftime interval on level terms. Savini and Nocerino clash and the Napoli midfielder is shown a yellow card much to his dismay. It's Stendardo's turn to take a flop in the area and the Napoli players are asking for a yellow card to be shown.
37' Nedved releases Del Piero on the left flank and he cuts inside and then goes down in the area but Rocchi is having none of it and waves for the play to continue!
35' After a slow start Juventus have looked like the better side as Nedved runs at the Napoli defence but Hamsik makes a nice defensive play and clears the danger.
33' Pazienza goes into Rocchi's book as he tripped Nedved who had darted past him. Santacroce pushes Del Piero over and concedes a free kick in a dangerous position. OH!!! Del Piero's delivery falls to Trezeguet who cannot pull the trigger and the ball is cleared away!!
31' Tiago takes the ball down and plays Del Piero in but Pazienza recovers well and makes a vital tackle. Tiago sends in a delicate chip looking for Trezeguet but Cannavaro heads the ball away.
31' Yellow Card Pazienza M.
29' Nedved goes down on the edge on the penalty area and wins his side a free kick. This is Del Piero territory!! He stands over the ball and curls a shot that clips the top of the wall and sails over the crossbar. Del Piero is appealing for a handball but Rocchi waves his protests away.
27' Santacroce knocks a long ball looking for Lavezzi but it's too far for him to reach and it rolls harmlessly to Buffon. Lavezzi goes wide to Savini who is in an offside position.
25' Nedved does well to keep possession and finds Tiago who lays it off for Salihamidzic but his cross is cleared away by Cannavaro. OH!!! Nedved turns his marker inside out and lets a laserbeam fly that sails over the crossbar!!! That was the home side's best chance of the game!!
23' The match has opened up in the last five minutes a Garics tries to get to the byline but Chiellini muscles him off the ball and wins a goal kick in the process. Tiago finds Sissoko who fires it out wide to Nocerino who cannot beat his marker and the chance goes begging.
21' Lavezzi tries a cheeky back-heel pass that sends Hamsik scrambling in the wrong direction. Lavezzi sends in a cross that Chiellini makes a mess of and Hamsik unleashes a low shot from 15 yards that Buffon steers away!
19' OH!!!! Hamsik sends in a low cross to Calaio who chests the ball down an tries an acrobatic overhead kick that sails wide of the far post. Del Piero is given some space at the edge of the penalty area and he unleashes a shot the sails over the crossbar.
17' Pazienza makes a sliding tackle on Sissoko and Calaio is forced to kick the ball out of play as the Juventus midfielder receives some treatment from the medical staff. It was a hefty challenge but it looks like he will be able to continue.
15' Neither goalkeeper has been tested in the early going as both teams are in the process of feeling each other out. Trezeguet commits another foul on Santacroce and the Juventus striker needs to be careful as he is already on a yellow card.
13' Salihamidzic steals the ball from Garics and sends in a nice cross that Del Piero meets but the Juventus captain sends his header clear over the crossbar.
11' Tiago finds Nedved who in turns slips a pass to Salihamidzic who gives the ball away once more. It has been a slow, tentative start for Juventus so far as they have yet to find their passing rhythm.
9' Chiellini concedes a corner kick and Hamsik's delivery is cleared out by Sissoko but straight to Lavezzi who is hacked down by Sissoko who threw himself into that tackle. Domizzi stands over the ball but sends his shot crashing into the Juventus wall.
7' Hamsik is caught offside as he tries to sneak behind the Juventus defence. Salihamidzic gives the ball away cheaply to Santacroce who is taken down from behind by Trezeguet and the Frenchman is shown the first yellow card of the match.
6' Yellow Card Trezeguet D.
5' Hamsik pushes forward once more and dials up a long distance effort that fails to trouble Buffon. Gargano plays a looping diagonal pass to Savini whose first touch lets him down and the attack fizzles out.
3' It is a sold out affair tonight in Turin with the Bianconeri faithful in full voice giving the match an electric atmosphere. Hamsik plays the ball down the wing to Lavezzi who outruns Chiellini who is forced to pull him down.
1' Rocchi gets underway in Turin with Claudio Ranieri starting Del Piero and Trezeguet upfront while Edy Reja counters with Calaio and Lavezzi. Nedved returns to the lineup after serving a suspension while Stendardo takes Legrotagglie's place in defence as he has picked up one yellow card too many.
0 Welcome to Goal.com's live coverage of Serie A football. Tonight's match comes to you from the Stadio Olimpico Grande in Turin where Juventus will host Napoli in what promises to be an intense affair. The Bianconeri are coming of a much needed victory over Genoa last weekend and will look for all three points tonight to separate themselves from a hard charging Fiorentina side that sit only one point behind them in the Serie A standings. Napoli meanwhile were victorious in their first encounter between the two clubs this season and will hope that history repeats itself tonight in Turin.
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