Juventus 3-0 Napoli: Conte Returns To Turin As Scudetto Hopes Fade

Juventus strengthened their Serie A title push with a 3-0 home victory over Napoli at Allianz Stadium, leaving the defending champions nine points behind Inter and under heavy pressure, while the result

also marked a frustrating return for Antonio Conte against the club where Conte had claimed three successive Scudettos as head coach.

Napoli never fully recovered after falling behind in the first half and created little danger after the interval, while Juventus stayed organised, took advantage of defensive errors and punished Luciano Spalletti's side with clinical finishing in key moments, turning a tight contest into a clear result in the closing stages.

The storyline around Conte’s comeback quickly faded once Juventus took control, with the Partenopei unable to build sustained pressure and instead watching the hosts dictate most decisive actions, as Jonathan David, Kenan Yildiz and Filip Kostic all scored, leaving Napoli stuck nine points behind Inter in the Serie A title race.

Juventus almost broke through during an energetic opening in Turin when Khephren Thuram curled a right-footed effort from just inside the penalty area, only to see the strike crash off the woodwork, an early warning that Napoli’s back line struggled to contain runners arriving on the edge of the box.

The deadlock was broken on 22 minutes as David reacted sharply to Manuel Locatelli's clever flick, collected the ball in space and guided a low finish inside Alex Meret's near post, punishing Napoli for leaving gaps between midfield and defence as Juventus began to find more room between the lines.

Napoli almost went two goals down moments later when Francisco Conceicao met a pass from Yildiz and appeared set to score, yet Alessandro Buongiorno read the danger, dropped towards the goal line and produced a crucial clearance that prevented Juventus from stretching their lead inside the opening 25 minutes.

Both teams then struggled to fashion many clear openings in the second half, but the contest swung further towards Juventus on 77 minutes when Juan Jesus misplaced a pass under pressure, substitute Fabio Miretti intercepted just 36 seconds after replacing David and released Yildiz, who calmly slid the ball past Meret.

The scoring finished four minutes from the end of normal time when another substitute, Kostic, collected possession just outside the penalty area on his favoured left side and drove a powerful strike into the bottom-right corner, adding extra gloss to the scoreline and underlining Juventus' superiority in both penalty areas.

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Yildiz again proved a major problem for Napoli, finishing the match with team-high numbers for touches in the opposition box, chances created and crosses, while also scoring for the second Serie A meeting in a row against the champions, continuing a personal run of strong displays in this fixture.

By netting in both league fixtures this season, Yildiz joined an elite Juventus group in the three-points-for-a-win era, matching Cristiano Ronaldo from 2019-20, Alessandro Del Piero and Darko Kovacevic from 2000-01, plus Fabrizio Ravanelli from 1994-95, underlining Yildiz's growing influence in major domestic games.

The Turkiye international also reached 12 goal contributions in this Serie A campaign, with eight goals and four assists from 20 appearances, already surpassing the 11 combined contributions recorded across 35 matches in the 2025-26 season, a sign of improved end product across fewer outings for Juventus.

Match data further supported Juventus' dominance, as the hosts recorded an expected goals figure of 1.09 from 12 total shots, six on target, while Napoli produced 0.73 expected goals from nine attempts and forced Michele Di Gregorio into only one save, indicating limited attacking threat across the ninety minutes.

Team	Goals	Shots	Shots on target	Expected goals (xG)
Juventus	3	12	6	1.09
Napoli	0	9	1	0.73

The result left Juventus with a convincing scoreline, a strong statistical profile and another standout contribution from Yildiz, while Napoli and Conte departed Turin facing a nine-point deficit to Inter, a blunt attacking display and renewed doubts about their chances of defending the Serie A crown.