Napoli defeated Juventus 2-1 at home in a match corresponding to the fourteenth round of Italy's Serie A, held at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. According to the Argentine News Agency, the goals for the Naples team were scored by Danish striker Rasmus Højlund in the 7th minute of the first half and in the 33rd minute of the second half, respectively. Meanwhile, Kenan Yıldız had scored the equalizer for the visitors in the 14th minute of the second period. With this result, the team led by Antonio Conte reached the top of the Italian league with 31 points, displacing Inter Milan to second place with 30. Meanwhile, the 'Old Lady' remained in seventh place with 23 points, outside the European competition spots. In the opening moments of the match, the attacker who has played for Manchester United, Rasmus Højlund, pushed the ball into the back of the net from a precise pass by the Brazilian David Neres, who got past on the right flank and sent a low cross into the area. In this way, the home team went to halftime with a partial lead and as leaders of Serie A. However, before the quarter-hour mark of the second half, the Turkish talent Kenan Yıldız combined with the American Weston McKennie and took a right-footed shot to beat goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and level the score. Finally, once again the Danish striker for Napoli was responsible for breaking Juventus' defense and putting the definitive 2-1 on the board, returning the lead to the Conte-led team.
