Napoli falls to Juve as title defence is in ruins
Napoli's hopes of retaining their Serie A title were dented as goals from Jonathan David, Kenan Yildiz and Filip Kostic sealed a 3-0 win for Juventus at Allianz Stadium.
Antonio Conte endured a miserable return to the club he led to three straight Scudettos as head coach from 2011-12 to 2013-14, with the Partenopei staying nine points adrift of leaders Inter.
Juventus came closest to opening the scoring during a lively start in Turin, as Khephren Thuram's curling shot from just inside the penalty area cannoned against the woodwork.
And Luciano Spalletti's side got themselves ahead in the 22nd minute through David, who collected Manuel Locatelli's flick before steering the ball in at Alex Meret's near post.
Francisco Conceicao should have doubled the hosts' lead two minutes later, but after gathering Yildiz's pass, his attempt was cleared off the line by Alessandro Buongiorno.
Both sides struggled to create many chances throughout the entirety of the second half, but a mistake in the Napoli defence gifted the Bianconeri a second goal in the 77th minute.
Just 36 seconds after replacing goalscorer David, Fabio Miretti picked up Juan Jesus' wayward pass before playing Yildiz through, who coolly slotted past the advancing Meret.
And the victory was sealed four minutes from time by substitute Kostic, who flashed a brilliant left-footed strike into the bottom-right corner from just outside the box.
