League and Cup winners Juventus paraded their double haul of trophies in Turin on their way to a 3-1 over Napoli Saturday which left Rafael Benitez's men walking a Champions League qualifying tightrope. Juventus outclassed Lazio 2-1 in the Cup final on Wednesday to secure their first double since 1995 and with two weeks to go until their Champions League final have already turned their attention towards beating Barcelona in Berlin.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri rested defenders Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Patrice Evra, midfielders Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo as well as strikers Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente for the champions' final home game of the season. Napoli travelled to Turin looking for a win that would maintain their hopes of a top three finish and a possible place in next season's Champions League. But the carrot of beating what was effectively a second-string Juventus side failed to tempt Napoli, who following a bright start quickly looked out of their depth.
In the end, the visitors finished with ten men after Miguel Britos saw red for headbutting striker Alvaro Morata. Juventus opened the scoring through Roberto Pereyra on 13 minutes and despite David Lopez levelling for the visitors when he smashed home the rebound after Gianluigi Buffon saved a penalty, Juventus were unstoppable.
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