Coach Massimiliano Allegri, coach of Juventus, admitted that his team deserved to lose to Napoli, after the humiliating defeat it received 5-1, in the 18th round of the Italian Football League.
Victor Osimhen scored a double (D14 and 65), Khafisha Kvaratskhelia (39), Amir Rahmani (55), Elif Elmas (72) Napoli’s goals, and Angel Di Maria (42) Juventus’ only goal.
With Osimhen’s goal, Juventus netted the first goal after 8 consecutive matches, in which Juventus kept their net clean in Calcio.
The Nigerian striker, the fifth largest in the series for Juventus, ended without receiving any goal in the competition, after Juventus kept his net clean for 770 minutes.
Allegri indicated on the “Dizen” network, saying: “First we must congratulate Napoli for their performance. Our energy was low when we had to deal with their goals. We had some chances, and there was a feeling that we could score, but this is football, and in every way. Once Napoli had a chance to shoot, they could have scored a goal, you have to see the third goal that came from a corner that wasn’t cut.”
He continued, “It is a deserved defeat, because we entered the match with less energy, and we also conceded goals that were easy to predict, but sometimes luck is on your side, and sometimes not. We tried to turn the score around at the end of the half, but Napoli deserved to win completely.”
He added, “This does not mean that we let our heads go down, and we cannot be proud of the eight consecutive victories. We need to return to the right path in the League and the Cup.”
Allegri concluded: “When you make mistakes like this against an opponent like Napoli, you will be punished. He is the leader and deserves his current place.”
Napoli raised its score to 47 points, to continue its sole leadership and widen the difference with runner-up Milan to 10 points, and Juventus fell to third place with 37 points, with a goal difference from the Rossoneri.
And the Opta statistics network stated that Juventus conceded 5 goals in an Italian league match, for the first time since May 30, 1993, when it lost to Pescara (5-1).
She added that Napoli scored 5 goals against Juventus for the second time in history, as the first time was on November 20, 1988.