Marianucci's red card turned a tight game into Juventus's win

Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium, and the decisive moments came after Napoli were reduced to ten men.

Luca Marianucci was sent off for Napoli on 75 minutes, five minutes after Kerim-Sam Alajbegović had given Juventus the lead. From then until the end Napoli were defending with ten men, and Jérémie Boga added a second on 87 minutes. The sending off changes how every other figure in this match should be read.

Juventus had 49% of the ball, which is well below the 60.6% they usually keep in home matches this season. Possession simply means the share of time a side has the ball, so Juventus won with less of it than they normally hold at home. Napoli had 51%, close to their usual 52% in away games, so their share of the ball was ordinary for them.

Juventus had 18 shots, a little above their home average of 15.3 and the league norm of 14.4 per side. Only four of those were on target, and the expected goals figure, which measures how likely each chance was to become a goal, shows a quieter picture. Juventus finished on 0.87, below their home average of 1.33, so they took more efforts than usual but on average worse ones.

Napoli's attacking was thinner still. They took seven shots, with one on target, and their expected goals figure of 0.43 sat well under the 1.64 they usually create in away games. Meret was kept busy at the other end, making two saves, but Napoli rarely looked like scoring before the goal that went against them.

The first goal came from a sharp move involving Edon Zhegrova, who provided the assist for Alajbegović on 70 minutes. Alajbegović took four shots and finished with a rating of 8.2, the best for either side. The second goal came from Andrea Cambiaso's assist for Boga, who had come on only 15 minutes earlier and was one of the few Juventus players to have an impact after the sending off.

Both sides have 14 points from nine matches this season. Juventus, at home, have won four, drawn two and lost three, scoring 11 and conceding 10, and sit ninth in the table. Napoli, away from home, have also won four, drawn two and lost three, scoring 17 and conceding 11, and sit seventh.

In Napoli's last six matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost two.

Player of the matchKerim-Sam Alajbegović1 goal8.2

Bremer1 shot on target7.6

J. Boga1 goal7.5

J. Cabal2 chances created7.5