Serie A: Juventus vs Napoli live
Preview
Run-away league leaders Napoli travel away to Turin to take on Juventus at the Allianz Stadium in what is expected to be a closely fought battle. The match is scheduled to kick off at 6:45 pm(GMT) with Michael Fabbri in charge as center referee. Losing their last two Seria A games, Juve will be hoping to avoid a third defeat in as many matches, with a win today very important to their top-four hopes.
Allegri’s men return to the top four of the league after a reversal of their 15 points deduction. In an impressive display on Thursday against Sporting in the UEFA Europa League, Juventus secured a spot in the semifinals of Europe’s second-tier competition. With the best home record in the division, Juve have what it takes to go head-to-head against the best team in the league. Two points behind Lazio, a win today will send the Bianconeri into second place.
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Napoli have been the standout team of the campaign with their impressive performances and excellent attacking threat. The side from Naples sit top of the league with 75 points after 30 games as they hope to secure their first Scudetto since 1990. After crashing out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals when they lost to fellow Serie A side AC Milan, Luciano Spalletti’s side have the league to fight for going into the last weeks of the season.
Head-to-head
The last five meetings between Juventus and Napoli have seen three wins for Napoli, a win for Juve and a draw. Their last meeting was in the reverse fixture of today’s game at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with Napoli trashing Juventus 5-1. Victor Osimhen scored a brace with a goal each from Khvicha, Rahmani and Elmas securing the all-important win. Angel Di Maria scored the consolation for Juve.
Prediction
Napoli are the better team this season coming into today’s match. With their full strength of attacking threat expected to start in today’s match, Napoli have a good chance of securing the win. Juventus however will be hoping to continue with their impressive home form as they hope to beat Napoli for the first time in two seasons. Considering the respective form of each side and what is at stake in today’s match, a draw seems the most probable outcome.
