Edinson Cavani leads Napoli to Italian Cup glory against Juventus

Juventus 0-2 Napoli

Napoli won the Coppa Italia, their first silverware for 22 years, as they inflicted a rare defeat on Juventus with two second-half goals to spoil Alessandro Del Piero's last game for the bianconeri.

An Edinson Cavani penalty put Napoli ahead after 63 minutes, with Marek Hamsik ensuring victory seven minutes from time to deny the unbeaten Serie A champions, Juventus, a double.

Del Piero, restored to the Juve starting XI for the final game in an illustrious career at the Turin club, did not find a fairytale finish and his side's disappointment was completed when Fabio Quagliarella was dismissed late on at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Napoli, who last tasted success when winning the 1990 Serie A title, started positively with Juan Camilo Zuniga forcing a save from Marco Storari in the first minute and Cavani shooting wide moments later from Zuniga's corner.

Juventus were struggling to get a foothold in the match and allowed Ezequiel Lavezzi a chance in the 10th minute only for his shot to squirm wide.

Juve's first opportunity came after 17 minutes, when the Napoli goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis produced a diving save to deny Claudio Marchisio.

Napoli were the real attacking force, however, with Cavani just failing to get on the end of Lavezzi's teasing cross and Gokhan Inler shooting high and wide from 30 yards.

Del Piero's first real sight of the target came just before the break, when his free-kick was kept out by De Sanctis. The 37-year-old tried his luck again five minutes into the second half but was well wide.

Napoli broke the deadlock just after the hour when Storari brought down Lavezzi in the penalty area and Cavani converted from the spot.

Juve's best chance of an equaliser fell to Simone Pepe but once again De Sanctis was up to the task.

Hamsik put the result beyond doubt in the 83rd minute, Goran Pandev providing the assist following a brisk counter-attack.

All that was left was for Quagliarella to see red for an elbow on Salvatore Aronica, leaving Napoli celebrating and Del Piero bowing out on a low note. Read More [category Sport][tags Napoli, Juventus, European football, Serie A, Football, Sport]