That’s it for tonight’s coverage. We’ll have a match report on the website shortly, and Paolo Bandini’s usual piece tomorrow. Thanks for your company, goodnight.
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! ⚽️
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 22, 2018
Napoli have done it! A late, late winner from Kalidou Koulibaly has kept their Serie A dream alive!
Incredible scenes in Turin! pic.twitter.com/tcekE3772x
Here’s the updated Serie A table. It’s still in Juventus’s hands, but two of their last four games are away to Inter and Roma.
Napoli’s players are celebrating like they’ve won the biggest game of their life. Which is exactly what most of them have done. Many of their fans are in tears of joy. It was a game that promised much and delivered very little - until that unforgettable late twist. Calcio? Bloody hell.
Full time: Juventus 0-1 Napoli
Napoli move to within one point of Juventus with a famous victory at the Allianz Stadium. It looked like Juventus had broken their spirit with a defensive masterclass, only for the superb Kalidou Koulibaly to win the match with a mighty header in the final minute.
90+1 min There will be three minutes of added time. Koulibaly has been brilliant all night and that was a monstrous header.
Callejon hit an outswinging corner from the right towards the penalty spot, where Koulibaly got the run on Benatia before leaping to thump an immense downward header past Buffon! What a header!
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GOAL! Juventus 0-1 Napoli (Koulibaly 90)
Napoli have scored in the last minute!!
89 min Insigne’s inswinging cross beats everyone at the near post and is palmed away by Buffon, diving to his left. That would have sneaked in the corner.
86 min Napoli look shattered. For the first time in the match they are struggling to keep the ball, and Juventus are happy to play out the last few minutes.
83 min Zielinski’s wobbling long-range strike is pushed away by Buffon, who decides to take no chances. Napoli have increasingly been restricted to shooting from distance.
82 min A moronic foul by Callejon on Pjanic gives Juventus a free-kick 40 yards from goal. The title is getting away from Napoli, who look frustrated and tired. Pjanic’s free-kick clears everyone and goes a few yards wide of the far post.
81 min Milik eyes the top corner from 30 yards. Goalkick to Juventus. Napoli look like they have had their optimism slowly broken by the Juventus defence.
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80 min Napoli make their final substitution: Allan off, Marco Rog on.
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77 min Insigne leads a Napoli break and plays the ball into Milik. He tries to slide a return pass through to Insigne and it’s intercepted by Benatia. Fine defending yet again. It’s been a masterclass from Juventus.
75 min This match sometimes feels like the same bit of footage on loop, with Napoli probing patiently before eventually running into the brick wall that is Juventus’s defence.
73 min Callejon’s superb volley is excellently saved by Buffon, though it wouldn’t have counted as he’d been wrongly flagged offside.
71 min Juventus make their last change, with Mandzukic replacing Douglas Costa. The match is apparently drifting towards a 0-0 draw that would make Juventus strong favourites for the title.
68 min Insigne, picked out nicely by Mario Rui, pings a long-range shot that is comfortably patted down by Buffon.
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68 min Napoli are running out of time. At the moment it’s stalemate.
66 min Another Napoli change - Zielinski replaces Hamsik.
63 min Juventus are defending so well. Napoli are struggling to create anything of note despite having all of the ball.
62 min “Evening Rob,” says Simon McMahon. “Thrilling and tense Sunday night Serie A title deciding MBMs are all well and good, but they’re not exactly World Championship snooker on the red button, are they?”
Remember when the ‘red button’ was as exotic, mysterious and exciting as, er, Friends Reunited?
60 min Napoli’s first change: Milik replaces Mertens.
59 min The second half is following the same pattern as the first - lots of neat possession from Napoli matched by formidable defending from Juventus.
57 min Douglas Costa zips past Hysaj in the box, but Jorginho comes round to make a vital interception.
55 min Hamsik’s deep, curling cross clears Asamoah and is volleyed over on the run by Callejon. It was a tricky chance.
54 min Cuadrado’s shot is blocked by Koulibaly, who is having a fine game.
52 min Nice play from Napoli. Insigne plays a good short pass down the inside-left channel to Hamsik, who whistles a first-time shot into the side netting at the near post. Buffon had it covered.
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49 min A slow start to the second half. Napoli have some good options on the bench, notably Arkadiusz Milik; we’ll surely see him if it stays like this.
46 min Peep peep! Juventus begin the second half.
Juventus have made a half-time change, with Juan Cuadrado replacing Paulo Dybala.
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Here’s the Serie A table as things stand. Napoli wouldn’t be out of it - Juventus still have to go to Inter and Roma - but realistically they probably need to win tonight.
Half time: Juventus 0-0 Napoli
That was a fascinating 45 minutes, even if there weren’t many clear chances. Pjanic’s deflected free-kick hit the post for Juventus; Insigne and Hamsik put decent opportunities wide for Napoli. See you in 10 minutes for the second half.
43 min Napoli are playing some lovely, eye-catching football. But if I was a Napoli fan, I would fear this happening in the second half.
40 min Napoli have played like the home side for most of the half, though Juventus won’t really mind that. The problem for both sides - Napoli with lots of possession, Juve on the counter - has been a lack of penetration.
38 min Insigne has a goal disallowed for offside! It was the right decision, though it was also a lovely first-time finish.
33 min Napoli continue to play the slicker football, though they have yet to really test Buffon. It’s a fascinating match.
31 min It’s going off! It started when Insigne put the ball out so that Douglas Costa could receive treatment. When play resumed, Khedira didn’t give the ball back to Napoli but lobbed it into touch near the corner flag, sparking a full and frank exchange of views from the players on both sides. It soon petered out.
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30 min Douglas Costa goes down holding his face after a hand-off from Insigne. Nothing to see here.
27 min Pjanic is booked for clattering Mario Rui.
26 min This is a terrific spell for Napoli, who are playing with such confidence in possession.
24 min Hamsik misses a great chance! Mario Rui slid a lovely pass down the side of the defence to find Hamsik, who made an in-to-out run to create the opportunity - but then dragged a left-footed shot wide of the far post from a tight angle.
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23 min The first quarter has flown past. Napoli have been slightly the better side but there’s very little in it.
23 min “Speaking of 2001, Napoli’s crest is very Netscape Navigator,” says Matt Dony. “At the time, popular and cutting edge, but since rendered redundant and left to fade into obscurity. Apropos of nothing, how did AC Milan get on yesterday?”
21 min Napoli work the ball beautifully from right to left for the overlapping Mario Rui. He overhits his cross but it almost sneaks into the net, with Buffon leaping desperately to tip it over.
19 min Mertens’ long-range shot is comfortably saved by Buffon.
18 min There’s a furious pace to this game, with an intensity level to match. It’s tremendous stuff.
17 min From the corner, Higuain’s acrobatic volley goes straight down into the ground and bounces ominously towards the far post, where it’s headed behind for another corner. I think it was going wide but the Napoli defender played it safe.
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17 min The free-kick is 20 yards from goal, a fair way to the left of centre. Pjanic’s sidefooted effort hits the wall, wrongfoots Reina and clatters the outside of the far post!
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16 min Raul Albiol is booked for fouling Higuain just outside the area. This won’t end 11v11, will it.
15 min “Been a long long time since I’ve been as excited about a game where I support neither side!” says Nick Parmenter.
Same here. Serie A title deciders are fantastic.
14 min After a torrid start, Juventus are starting to have an even share of the game.
13 min A rare Juventus attack brings their first corner. It’s a superb inswinger towards Howedes, whose towering header hits the head of the challenging Mario Rui and flies over the bar. The referee gives a goal-kick.
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11 min Chiellini can’t continue and is replaced by Stephan Lichtsteiner. Howedes will from right-back move to centre-back.
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10 min Benatia is booked for a foul on Mertens, who was running onto a through pass. It wasn’t quite a clear goalscoring opportunity because of the covering Chiellini; that probably saved Benatia from a red card. Asamoah was also booked for a foul earlier in the move.
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7 min Chiellini injured himself trying to block that early shot from Insigne. That’s desperate news for Juventus. He’s going to try to continue but it might not be for long.
6 min Chiellini is struggling with injury. I’m not sure what happened but he’s clearly got a problem.
5 min Napoli are pressing Juventus high up the pitch, as you’d expect. This has been a really confident, authoritative start from them.
4 min “Why do the players have a red mark on their faces?” asks Rohit.
Apparently it is in support of a campaign against domestic violence.
3 min Napoli have made a fast, aggressive start and are having a lot of the ball.
1 min Insigne misses a great chance after 56 seconds! Hamsik’s cutback from the left took a deflection and deviated into the bath of Insigne, who shinned it wide of the far post from 10 yards. It did bounce a little awkwardly but it was still a big opportunity.
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1 min Peep peep! Napoli get the match under way. They are in blue; Juventus are wearing black and white.
The players are ready for action. There’s a glorious atmosphere at the Allianz Stadium.
Dries Mertens and Marek Hamsik start for Napoli, which is not to all tastes.
I hope Sarri knows what he's doing, but I'm afraid this is exactly the starting lineup Allegri was hoping for. But we'll see. 😬 #JuveNapoli #FNS
— Everything Napoli (@NaplesAndNapoli) April 22, 2018
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Respect “Maurizio Sarri just set the tone,” says Rav Gopal of Napoli’s manager. “Here’s a video of him giving Juventini the finger.”
Team news
Juventus (4-3-3) Buffon; Howedes, Benatia, Chiellini, Asamoah; Khedira, Pjanic, Matuidi; Douglas Costa, Higuain, Dybala.
Substitutes: Subs: Szczesny, Pinsoglio, Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Rugani, Alex Sandro, Bentancur, Bernardeschi, Cuadrado, Mandzukic.
Napoli (4-3-3) Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Mario Rui; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne.
Substitutes: Rafael, Sepe, Maggio, Chiriches, Tonelli, Milic, Zielinski, Rog, Machach, Diawara, Ounas, Milik.
Preamble
Anyone who lived through 2001 will never forget one thing: that there ain’t no party like an S Club Party. And by the same token, there ain’t no title decider like a Serie A title decider. Down the years, such fixtures have ached with importance, drama, brilliance and controversy. When it comes to summit six-pointers, Italians definitely do it better.
If we get all four of those tonight, we’ll remember the match forever. Four is the operative number – that’s how many games are left after tonight, and the points advantage that Juventus have over Napoli. But if Napoli win tonight all bets are off, especially as Juve still have to play Inter and Roma away.
Juve are aiming for their seventh successive scudetto and their 34th overall. Napoli are hoping to win only the third in their history. The first two were won in 1987 and 1990, when Diego Maradona vaccinated allcomers. With their swashbuckling style, they would be incredibly popular winners.
If you’re not excited about this match, you really should see a doctor at your earliest convenience. But not in the next few hours, eh.
Kick off is at 7.45pm.
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