Serie A: Higuain nets in Napoli win

Gonzalo Higuain’s second-half winner saw Juventus clinch their 22nd consecutive home win in Serie A with a 2-1 victory over Napoli.

Argentina international Higuain, sold by Napoli to Juve for £75m in the summer, scored in the 70th minute after visiting striker Jose Callejon had cancelled out Leonardo Bonucci’s spectacular volley for the home side early in the second half.

Juve’s last Serie A defeat on home soil was on the opening day of the 2015/16 season, against Udinese, but they were pushed all the way by Napoli, who began the day in third place, four points adrift of Massimiliano Allegri’s leaders.

Juventus, who bounced back from last Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at AC Milan by beating Sampdoria 4-1 in midweek, were not at their fluent best during the first period, in which Napoli enjoyed the lion’s share of possession.

But the home side still carved out the better chances. Stephan Lichsteiner blazed his shot from inside the penalty area over the crossbar and Higuain was denied by Vlad Chiriches’ brilliant last-ditch tackle …

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