Senin, 21 Mei 2012

Napoli win Coppa, end Juve run Napoli brought an end to Juventus' record-breaking undefeated run on Sunday as they claimed a 2-0 victory in the Coppa Italia final. Serie A champions Juventus saw their hopes of a league and cup double shattered by two second-half goals, with defeat particularly painful for Alessandro Del Piero, who was playing the last match of his 19-year career with the club. "It's almost unthinkable to beat Juventus over 90 minutes when they hadn't lost all season. It was an achievement within an achievement," said Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri. It's almost unthinkable to beat Juventus over 90 minutes when they hadn't lost all season. Walter Mazzarri, Napoli coach Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute when goalkeeper Marco Storari brought down Ezequiel Lavezzi. It was Cavani's 33rd goal of the season. Seven minutes from time, Napoli's first Coppa Italia triumph since Diego Maradona's team won the 1987 double was assured when Goran Pandev launched a lightning counter-attack before playing in Marek Hamsik, who slotted the ball into the corner. Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella was sent off in the last minute for elbowing Salvatore Aronica in the face.

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