JUVENTUS have beaten Napoli 2-0 to win the Italian Super Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata netted for Juve while Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty for Napoli.
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THAT’S ALL FROM THE MAPEI STADIUM
Juventus won their record ninth Italian Super Cup after beating Napoli 2-0 at the Mapei Stadium.
Both teams endured a hapless first half which saw the Partenopei coming close to an opener when Hirving Lozano’s close-range header was saved by Wojciech Szczesny.
But Juve came back stronger in the second half and opened the scoring after 64 minutes thanks to a corner kick which saw the ball deflecting off Tiemoue Bakayoko and ending up at the possession of Cristiano Ronaldo who fired it to the back of the net from six yards.
Napoli came close to an equaliser when Weston McKennie brought Dries Mertens down inside the box and the referee pointed at the penalty spot after consulting with VAR.
Lorenzo Insigne had the chance to score his 100th goal for the club but sent the ball out for a goal kick as he was aiming for Szczesny’s right corner.
Napoli tried their best to reach a late equaliser but Juventus sealed the win when Juan Cuadrado found Alvaro Morata unmarked and the ex-Chelsea star scored his team’s second in the fifth and final minute of extra time.
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PIRLO SPEAKS
Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo reflected on his first ever trophy as manager.
Pirlo told RAI Sport: “I feel great joy, lifting my first trophy as a coach is different, I think even better than as a player, because I am leading such a great squad and at an historic club. It’s wonderful.
“It’s rare that two teams play well in a Final, the important thing is to win. When you play with this determination, then luck can go on your side.
“We wanted to prove that we are not the team seen against Inter, so when you play with this grit, determination and attitude, you draw luck your way.”
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GATTUSO SPEAKS
Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso praised his players despite the loss and insisted that Lorenzo Insigne is not to be blamed for the result.
Gattuso said: “I have to thank my players, as they did what we needed to. They were a little timid, especially in the first half, but reacted to the goal.
“These things can happen, I congratulate them on their efforts. We could’ve done something more perhaps, but we know these situations are difficult.
“In such an important game, you can have a little bad luck and that includes a missed penalty, but the save on Lozano at the 94th minute was incredible.
“We win and lose with everyone in the team, Lorenzo mustn’t think we lost because of him, as that’s just not true.
“These two teams respected each other, it was a chess match of tactics, neither side had many scoring opportunities. It wasn’t perfect from either of us. They tried to use the pace of their strikers, but we blocked off the spaces most of the time.”
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LEGENDS
There is very little doubt as to whether Juventus are the most successful club in Italy.
Juve have won the most Serie A titles (36) and the most Coppa Italia (13) trophies.
But they’ve also won the most Italian Super Cups as tonight’s triumph marks their ninth trophy.
It also marks Andrea Pirlo’s first ever piece of silverware as manager!
RON A ROLL
Cristiano Ronaldo believes Juventus have completely overcome Sunday’s miserable result against Inter Milan and insists tonight’s performance shows they can still win the Serie A.
Ronaldo told Rai Sport: “We are very happy with the win, it was difficult, especially as the pitch was terrible, but we got it done.
“We showed a different attitude to the bad performance against Inter. That is the past, this is a very important trophy and we hope this can give the team more confidence going into the future.
“Milan and Inter are very strong, but I believe we have what it takes to win. It’s going to be very difficult, but I believe the Scudetto is still possible.”
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INSIGNE’S TEARS
Lorenzo Insigne couldn’t hold back his emotions after the final whistle.
Insigne’s penalty shot could have put the Partenopei back in the game but he missed.
However, the star forward has nothing to be ashamed of as he put together a brave performance and those kinds of mishaps happen to the absolute best.
Based on what we’ve seen tonight there is no way the Italy international can be solely blamed for Napoli’s loss
ENZ OF THE LINE
Lorenzo Insigne must be the most tragic figure of this year’s Italian Super Cup.
Insigne had the chance to equalise for the Partenopei from the penalty spot but completely missed the target.
The star winger aimed for Wojciech Szczesny’s right corner but sent the ball out for a goal kick.
That would have been the Italy international’s 100th goal for Napoli…
CRIST, WHAT A GOAL
Cristiano Ronaldo made history tonight as he scored a record 760 career goals.
That means Ronaldo beats Josef Bican as well as the likes of Pele, Romario and Lionel Messi.
Reminding you all that the star forward is only 15 crackers away from recording 100 goals for Juve.
How many players do we know who are legends for three different clubs…?
FT: JUVENTUS 2-0 NAPOLI
Juventus have won a record ninth Italian Super Cup after beating Napoli at the Mapei Stadium.
Both teams endured a hapless first half which ended goalless with only one big chance from Hirving Lozano, whose close-range header was saved by Wojciech Szczesny.
But Juve came back on the pitch with more determination in the second hald and opened the scoring after 64 minutes when the ball got a deflection of Tiemoue Bakayoko and Cristiano Ronaldo fired it to the back of the net from six yards.
Napoli came so close to equalising when Weston McKennie brought Dries Mertens down inside the box and the referee pointed at the penalty spot after consulting with VAR.
But Lorenzo Insigne missed the penalty as he sent the ball out for a goal kick.
Napoli tried hard to reach an equaliser but Juventus scored a second at the death when Juan Cuadrado led a brilliant counter attack and passed the ball to Alvaro Morata who sealed the trophy during the fifth minute of extra-time!
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
AND THAT’S IT, JUVENTUS HAVE WON THE SUPER CUP!!!!!!
JUVENTUS 2-0 NAPOLI
90+5 Juventus produce a brilliant counter-attack as Arthur passes the ball to Cuadrado who makes a brilliant run down the left flank.
He passes to an unmarked Morata, who makes it 2-0 and seals the Italian Super Cup
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL
JUVENTUS SEAL THE SUPER CUP!!!!!!!!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
90+3 WHAT A CHANCE!
Szczesny saves a shot with his foot!
Napoli are pushing very hard for an equaliser!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
90+3 Ospina dispossesses McKennie outside of his box and dribbles a couple of Juventus players as he moves the ball in midfield.
Impressive, but could have gone very south!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
90+1 Referee gives another five monutes of extra time.
Napoli are trying hard for a late equaliser!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
90 WHAT A CHANCE!
Manolas loses the ball in defence following two heavy touches and McKennie passes it to Ronaldo.
He fires a shot from the right flank but Ospina saves, he tries another but sends it wide.
Doesn’t matter as he was offside!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
89 YELLOW CARD
Zielinski becomes the first Napoli ace to be booked following a foul on Ronaldo.
Only two bookings in the entire match, quite strange for a Super Cup…
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
86 SUBSTITUTION
Rui and Demme come off while Politano and Llorente replace them for Napoli
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
86 Juventus are totally in control of the match as they move the ball with absolute ease and sometimes even play out the back.
Napoli appear to be shaken by Ronaldo’s goal and Insigne’s miss.
Juve are so close to their record ninth Super Cup!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
85 Have we told you that would have been Insigne’s 100th goal for Napoli…?
He probably won’t get a better chance than that in this game.
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JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
83 SUBSTITUTION
Juventus make a double switch as Morata comes on for Kulusevski and Rabiot replaces Bentancur
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
81 That was a terrible penalty miss from Insigne…
The Italy international sent the ball out for a goal kick after trying to net it on Szczesny’s right corner
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
80 WHAT A CHANCE!
And Insigne misses the penalty!!!!!!
That would have been his 100th goal for Napoli…!
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
79 PENALTY!!!!
Napoli get a penalty thanks to VAR, who made the right call
JUVENTUS 1-0 NAPOLI
77 PENALTY APPEAL!
Napoli are making a serious call for a penalty!
McKennie tries to clear the ball but Mertens gets to it first.
The Juventus ace then kicks the Napoli star and fouls him inside the box.
Has to be a penalty…
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