Two red cards and a late penalty miss contributed to a dramatic match at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday as Juventus beat second-place Napoli 2-1 to continue its seemingly unstoppable march toward a record-extending eighth successive Serie A title.
We have a 16-point advantage and a superior head-to-head record, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said. It’s undoubtedly a significant advantage, but we still have to wait to be mathematically certain. I think we still need five or six victories to win the title.
Juventus appeared to be cruising when it went in at halftime 2-0 up, and with a man advantage after Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret was sent off for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo.
But Miralem Pjanic _ scorer of the first goal _ was also dismissed at the start of the second half and Jose Callejon pulled one back for Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne then hit the post for the home team with a penalty six minutes from time.
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