Napoli 0-0 Juventus (4-2 on penalties) LIVE REACTION: Milik nets winning penalty as Ronaldo beaten in Coppa Italia final – The Sun
NAPOLI have won the Coppa Italia after a thrilling penalty shootout win over Juventus.
After the best chances in the 90 minutes fell to Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala, the Portuguese star could only watch as Juve missed their first two spot-kicks.
Their rivals were flawless from 12 yards and Ronaldo – waiting to take the fifth penalty – didn't even get his chance as Arkadiusz Milik made no mistake.
- Final score: Napoli 0-0 Juventus (Napoli win 4-2 on pens)
- Napoli XI: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Fabian, Demme, Zielinski, Callejon, Mertens, Insigne.
- Juventus XI: Buffon, De Ligt, Bonucci, Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, Matuidi, Pjanic, Bentancur, Dybala, D. Costa, Ronaldo.
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CRIS OF DEATH
Amazingly, Cristiano Ronaldo did not take a penalty.
Was he saving himself for No5? Surely he fancied one but it was too late.
RON TURN
Apparently we have found Cristiano Ronaldo's Achilles heel.
CUP FOR IT
Napoli had the perfect gameplan and questions will again be asked of Maurizio Sarri as he couldn't get his star-studded squad over the line.
Gennaro Gattuso, quite the player in his day, celebrates his first trophy as a manager.
HERO TO ZERO
Buffon kept Juventus in that game but could not save from the spot after his team-mates failed to covert their first two efforts from 12 yards.
Gianluigi Buffon. That is class. ? pic.twitter.com/OUa4tyoBu3
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) June 17, 2020
JOY OF SIX
Napoli love this trophy and were deserved winners today.
6 – Napoli have won the Coppa Italia for the 6th time in their history, becoming the 5th club with the most such trophies in the competition. Triumph.#Coppaitaliafinal #NapoliInter #CoppaItaliaCocaCola pic.twitter.com/obOhlGMQuR
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) June 17, 2020
SPOT-ON
A huge win for Gattuso's side against Italian powerhouses Juventus.
Ronaldo fails to get his hands on one of the few trophies that still eludes him.
NAPOLI WIN THE COPPA ITALIA
Milik holds his nerve and Maurizio Sarri is denied a first major trophy in his homeland.
JUVENTUS SCORE
Aaron Ramsey slots home.
NAPOLI SCORE
Maksimovic fires straight down the middle.
JUVENTUS SCORE
Bonucci makes no mistake. No Ronaldo yet.
NAPOLI SCORE
it's 2-0 after two pens. Politano beats Buffon.
JUVENTUS MISS
Luperto may have cleared Row Z there.
NAPOLI SCORE
Insigne cooler than Kool and the Gang as he slots home to Buffon's left.
JUVENTUS MISS
Paulo Dybala goes to Meret's right and it's saved. A poor penalty. The wrong height as the old cloche goes.
FULL-TIME
Penalties will decide the Coppa Italia winner.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
92: A Napoli corner, this is their chance to snatch victory.
A scramble and they rattle the post, with a superb Buffon save. The ball is whipped back in but it's headed over.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
88: Juventus with a rare foray into the area but it's out for a corner.
Aaron Ramsey has a speculative pop from range as it comes out but it's wide.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
83: I can't think of a clear-cut Juventus chance.
Dybala goes in the book for a foul. Pure frustration from the Argie playmaker.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
78: There are a lot of ways I could try and talk this game up.
But let's be honest, it isn't a classic… yet.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
71: Milik has acres of space in the area but he fires straight into the virtual crowd.
Head in hands for the Pole.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
69: Koulibaly hauls down Ronaldo and Juventus have a free-kick in a promising position.
But Meret punches clear and Napoli break, Cuadrado tidies up, however.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
68: Another Buffon save, this one a lot more comfortable.
Napoli still look the most likely to score but it's finely poised.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
64: Paulo Dybala cuts inside on his favoured left foot and blazes over the bar.
Juventus look sluggish and still can't get any space behind a disciplined Napoli defence. Danilo is ready to come on.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
57: Napoli are refusing to drop their asking price for Koulibaly.
On the evidence of this game, I can see why.
NAPOLI 0 JUVENTUS 0
54: Alex Sandro is down after a heavy challenge from Di Lorenzo and we have a break in play.
The magic spray is out, one of the biggest mysteries in world football.
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