Khvicha's volley hurts Juve, Osimhen misses from the spot, but Napoli still win

When it comes to Napoli-Juventus clashes, dull games are never an option. And it was like that on Sunday night at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium again as the Partenopei celebrated a 2-1 dramatic win after a true rollercoaster.

Although the Seria A runners-up were more dominant and created several clear-cut chances (the most notable one was Dusan Vlahovic's first-half sitter, which ended on the bar), it were Napoli that opened the scoring against the run of play.

Mighty magician Khvicha Kvaratskhelia nailed a superb volley to the near post to push his side 1-0 up, proving his skills are out of this world again.

However, it was far from over, with the last ten minutes turning into a proper drama with plenty of action on both ends.

Firstly, Federico Chiesa fired magnificently into the far corner for an equalizer with nine minutes left. It inspired the visitors to push for a total comeback, but instead, all they'd got was another one - in the back of their own net.

Victor Osimhen was taken down in the rival's box, and the ref gave a penalty after a short VAR review. The Nigerian player decided it was he who should take it, but his poor execution allowed Juve's keeper an easy save. Raspadori pounced on the loose ball and placed it into the net with a bit of help from the right post.

Napoli has climbed to the 7th place, while the Bianconeri remain the second, but with 12 points below Inter Milan, who have a game in hand as they Genoa on Monday.

SERIE A

Friday

Lazio - AC Milan 0-1 (0-0)

/Okafor 88/

Saturday

Udinese Salernitana 1-1 (1-1)

/Kamara 45+3 - Tchaouna 10/

Monza - Roma 1-4 (0-2)

/Carbone 87 - Pellegrini 38, Lukaku 42, Dybala 63, Paredes 82 pen/

Torino - Fiorentina 0-0

Sunday

Hellas Verona - Sassuolo 1-0 (0-0)

/Swiderski 79/

Empoli - Cagliari 0-1 (0-0)

/Jankto 69/

Frosinone - Lecce 1-1 (1-0)

/Cheddira 45+2 - Cerofolini 61 og/

Atalanta - Bologna 1-2 (1-0)

/Lookman 28 - Zirkzee 57 pen, Ferguson 61/

Napoli - Juventus 2-1 (1-0)

/Khvicha , Raspadori 88 - Chiesa 81/

Monday

22.45: (1.25) Inter (5.70) Genoa (13.0)

***odds are subject to change