Serie A (Week 18) : Juve defeats Napoli 3-1
ITALY, Jan. 11, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 18: After their 1-1 draw against Inter Milan on January 6, La Vecchia Signora bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Napoli this Sunday.
Juventus dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by French midfielder Paul Pogba in the 29th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, La Vecchia Signora further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Cáceres '69 and Vidal '90).
Juventus remains in first place with 43 points from 18 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up AS Roma.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 11, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 29 | 43 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Lazio | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Napoli | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 30 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Genoa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Inter Milan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Palermo | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Udinese | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | Torino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Empoli | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Chievo | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 17 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 15 |
| 19 | Parma | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | Cesena | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -21 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
Napoli
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 6-2 Hellas Verona (26 Oct.)
- Previous game:Cesena 1-4 Napoli (6 Jan.)
- Next game:Lazio - Napoli (18 Jan.)
Juventus
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Juventus 7-0 Parma (9 Nov.)
- Previous game:Juventus 1-1 Inter Milan (6 Jan.)
- Next game:Juventus - Hellas Verona (18 Jan.)
Napoli
1:3
Juventus
1:3 (0:1)
- 11 January 2015
- 20:45
- Naples
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 43 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 40 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 31 |
| 4 | Napoli | 30 |
| 5 |  Sampdoria | 30 |
Week 18 Results
| Saturday 10 January 2015 | ||||
 | Sassuolo | 1-1 | Udinese |  |
 | Torino | 1-1 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 11 January 2015 | ||||
 | Inter Milan | 3-1 | Genoa |  |
 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Chievo |  |
 | Hellas Verona | 3-1 | Parma |  |
| AS Roma | 2-2 | Lazio | |
 | Fiorentina | 4-3 | Palermo |  |
 | Cagliari | 2-1 | Cesena |  |
| Sampdoria | 1-0 | Empoli |  |
| Napoli | 1-3 | Juventus | |