In the 19th round of the Italian top football league in Turin, Juventus of Turin Wojciech Szczesny and Arkadiusz Milik beat Salernitana 2:1 while Piotr Zielinski's Napoli lost 0:3 against Empoli.
Salernitana took a surprise lead in the 39th minute when Giulio Maggiore beat Wojciech Szczesny. However, the goalscorer let his team down early in the second half when he received a second yellow card for another foul. In the 65th minute, Samuel Ealing Junior equalized the score, and Dusan Vlahovic, who blocked Danilo's pass with his head, ensured the victory for the old lady in extra time. Milik spent more than half an hour on the field coming off the bench, replaced by Hans Nicolaus Caviglia.
1. A great game by the Polish goalkeeper. He became a hero in the penalty shootout
Juventus won their 14th league match of the season and have 46 points, two behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan.
“Napoli” is in a much worse situation, as the away match against “Empoli” ended with ten players after the red card of Pasquale Mazzo. Antonio Sanabria, Nikola Vlasic and Alessandro Buongiorno scored the hosts' goals. Zielinski played the whole match. He received a yellow card in the first half. The Italian champion suffered the seventh defeat in the league. They are ninth in Serie A and have only a mathematical chance of defending the title.
In the last match of the Italian league, Roma Bergamo will face Atalanta.
mtu, PAP
