Champion Juve defended resolutely and were rarely in danger despite allowing their uninspired opponent to dominate possession at the San Paolo stadium.0 - Juventus made a clean sheet against Napoli at San Paolo in Serie A for the first time since March 1997. Defence. #NapoliJuventus
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 1, 2017
The win took Juve within one point of Napoli who had gone unbeaten through their first 14 games, dropping only four points.3 - Napoli have lost only 3 of their last 45 Serie A games, 2 of these against Juventus. Nightmare. #NapoliJuventus
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 1, 2017
Napoli remained on 38 with Juve on 37 and Inter Milan, who will go top if they beat Chievo at home Sunday, on 36.SQUAD ??? @juventusfc pic.twitter.com/GRK4wS1Iah
— VecchiaSignora.com (@forumJuventus) December 1, 2017
Fourth-placed AS Roma also closed the gap with a 3-1 win over SPAL after the visitor had Felipe Dias sent off in the 11th minute for fouling Edin Dzeko when the Bosnia player had a clear run on goal."Roman blood... Daniele De Rossi is our captain!"
The Curva Sud have spoken... ?❤️ #ASRoma #RomaSPAL pic.twitter.com/rJ5ahuEQXw— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) December 1, 2017
RESULTSNapoli 0 Juventus 1 (Higuain 12)Roma 3 (Dzeko 19, Strootman 32, Pellegrini 53) SPAL 1 (Viviani 55) SATURDAY'S MATCHTorino v AtalantaBoyhood Roma fan... ✅ Academy graduate... ✅ First goal for Roma... ✅
What a moment for Lorenzo Pellegrini! pic.twitter.com/37uz5ryOJW— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) December 1, 2017