Brought on in the 72nd minute, Ivory Coast international forward Jérémie Boga scored the second goal for Juventus against Napoli (2-0) in Serie A on the 87th minute, his first of the season in the league.
Juventus had taken the lead in the 70th minute through Kerim Alajbegović, a forward at the Turin club. Two minutes later, Jérémie Boga came on in his place and sealed the scoreline on the 87th minute. This 2-0 win allows Juventus to move above Napoli in the table.
The Ivorian forward found the net with a right-footed curled shot from outside the box, from a pass by Andrea Cambiaso, a Juventus defender. Napoli were then playing a man down.
An introduction at just the right time
The scenario is enough to boost the player’s confidence. Barely on the pitch, Boga unleashed a curled shot that found its target, scoring Juventus’s second goal of the match. According to Africa Soccer, the ball came to him from Cambiaso.
This goal is no mean feat: it is Boga’s first of the season in the league, according to Foot Africa. A statistic that adds weight to his performance, having had to settle for a substitute role at kick-off.
A precedent set by Lemina
By scoring against Napoli in a Juventus shirt, Jérémie Boga becomes the second African player to score for the Turin club against the Neapolitans in Serie A, Africa Soccer reports. The first was midfielder Mario Lemina, in 2015.
The context made the performance all the more notable: with Marianucci’s sending off, Napoli had to finish the match with ten men.
Juve move ahead
In the table, this win allows Juventus to climb to seventh place with 17 points after ten matchdays, thus moving above Napoli, according to Foot Africa.
After the match, Boga gave his thoughts, in comments reported by Foot Africa: “Today we won by giving everything and leaving our hearts out there. At a club like this, there is nothing more important.”