Napoli Beat Juventus On Penalties To Win Italian Cup

18th June 2020

It is the first trophy for the southerners since 2014, and also a maiden coaching trophy for Gennaro Gattuso who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in December

Napoli's Italian forward Matteo Politano, Napoli's Macedonian defender Eljif Elmas, Napoli's Italian forward Lorenzo Insigne Napoli's Macedonian defender Eljif Elmas and Napoli's Italian defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo (R) run to celebrate with Napoli's Polish forward Arkadiusz Milik after he scored the winning goal of the penalty shootout for Napoli to win the TIM Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) final football match Napoli vs Juventus on June 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome, PHOTO | AFP
Napoli's Italian forward Matteo Politano, Napoli's Macedonian defender Eljif Elmas, Napoli's Italian forward Lorenzo Insigne Napoli's Macedonian defender Eljif Elmas and Napoli's Italian defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo (R) run to celebrate with Napoli's Polish forward Arkadiusz Milik after he scored the winning goal of the penalty shootout for Napoli to win the TIM Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) final football match Napoli vs Juventus on June 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome, PHOTO | AFP
SUMMARY
  • Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to lift the Italian Cup for the sixth time after the score was 0-0 after 90 minutes in an empty Stadio Olimpco in Rome

ROME, Italy- Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to lift the Italian Cup for the sixth time after the score was 0-0 after 90 minutes in an empty Stadio Olimpco in Rome.

It is the first trophy for the southerners since 2014, and also a maiden coaching trophy for Gennaro Gattuso who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in December.

Organisers had scrapped extra-time to minimise injuries to players as football resumes in Italy after a three-month coronavirus shutdown.

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