Champions Juventus will face rivals Napoli on Saturday evening in Turin in the penultimate match day of the Serie A season. Juve have already secured their fourth consecutive title and they have also won the Coppa Italia this week. They went through last season unbeaten at home and if they don't lose against Napoli they will stretch that run to two consecutive seasons. Napoli are hungry for points though as they try to reach a Champions League spot.
Juventus are close to completing a treble for the first time in the 117-year history of the club, they have won the Serie A and the Coppa Italia and will face Barcelona in the Champions League final. Their last home defeat in the Serie A was over two years ago, a 2-1 loss against Sampdoria. Since then they have gone 46 games without defeat at home. Last season they won all their home games, this season they have recorded three draws. Coach Massimiliano Allegri will probably choose to rest a few players this weekend but last week they beat Inter Milan without a big number of key players.
Napoli have not been doing too well lately, they suffered a crushing 4-2 defeat at Empoli three weeks ago, then they defeated AC Milan but suffered a big setback as they were held to a 2-2 draw by already relegated Parma. They are three points between third-placed Lazio, so they need to win at Juventus in order to keep their Champions League hopes alive. They could be in with a chance even if they lose, but Lazio would have to lose to Roma on Monday and then Napoli would have to beat Lazio in the direct encounter on the last day of the season.
Probable line-ups:
Juventus: Buffon - Padoin, Barzagli, Bonucci, De Ceglie - Sturaro, Marchisio, Vidal, Pereyra - Morata, Matri
Napoli: Andujar - Maggio, Albiol, Britos, Ghoulam - Lopez, Inler, Callejon, Hamsik, Mertens - Higuain
My prediction: 2-2 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Juventus win - 3.00 Draw - 3.30 Napoli win - 2.40
Johnajax 8 years ago
Juventus is the best team in Seria A and in this game he just prove that. It was very important game for Napoli and his race with Lazio for that third place and qualification for Champions league but Juventus just don't care about that. They played like they need that points for title and they won 3-1. I am thrilled with...
Juventus is the best team in Seria A and in this game he just prove that. It was very important game for Napoli and his race with Lazio for that third place and qualification for Champions league but Juventus just don't care about that. They played like they need that points for title and they won 3-1. I am thrilled with Juventus this year and I will love to see them winning Champions league over Barcelona.
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rikimartin4444_115925 8 years ago
Juventus is amazing this season. They played with second team and beat 3-1 Napoli. Players gave their best to try to provide place in starting eleven in Berlin. They are fantastic this season and i hope they will win one more trophy this year. On the other side, Napoli is out of battle for Champions league. This season...
Juventus is amazing this season. They played with second team and beat 3-1 Napoli. Players gave their best to try to provide place in starting eleven in Berlin. They are fantastic this season and i hope they will win one more trophy this year. On the other side, Napoli is out of battle for Champions league. This season for them is unsuccessful.
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seculla 8 years ago
It was a great game, and even grater win from Juventus. They didn't need those points but they proved again that football is something more than money, more than points, more than trophies, football is passion. I'm so proud to be "part" of this Juventus. Juve is unbeaten 47 games at Juventus Stadium in Seria A and I hope...
It was a great game, and even grater win from Juventus. They didn't need those points but they proved again that football is something more than money, more than points, more than trophies, football is passion. I'm so proud to be "part" of this Juventus. Juve is unbeaten 47 games at Juventus Stadium in Seria A and I hope that this season will continue for a long time. Forza Juve!!!
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
Juventus is absolutely fantastic.No one expected this from them today,but they fought till the end and they absolutely deserved victory.I watched match and I must mention one thing.You should remember this name-Sturaro.He is very talented midfielder,I think he can be very good successor of marvelous Andrea Pirlo.
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sharpe 8 years ago
That home record for Juventus is really impressive but also doesn't speak very well for the class of the other teams in Seria A. This is almost impossible to happened in England for example where we have many class teams. But it's not Juventus fault that their opponents are just not good enough on the field and out of...
That home record for Juventus is really impressive but also doesn't speak very well for the class of the other teams in Seria A. This is almost impossible to happened in England for example where we have many class teams. But it's not Juventus fault that their opponents are just not good enough on the field and out of it.
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
If Napolitans want to play in Champions League,they have to won against Juventus in Torino.It will be very hard task for them.Good thing for them is the fact that Juventus is preparing for the final of the Champions League,so squad will be mixed and players are already thinking about Berlin.Napoli is unsettled cause of...
If Napolitans want to play in Champions League,they have to won against Juventus in Torino.It will be very hard task for them.Good thing for them is the fact that Juventus is preparing for the final of the Champions League,so squad will be mixed and players are already thinking about Berlin.Napoli is unsettled cause of speculation that their manager will leave the club at the end of the season.My prediction for this match is 1-1.
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rikimartin4444_115925 8 years ago
This is very important game for Napoli. They are out of Europa league, and three points behind place in Champions league. They must win in both games and expect Roma or Lazio to failed. On the other side, Juventus won trophy in cup and now they are focused to Champions league final. Juventus will play with second team....
This is very important game for Napoli. They are out of Europa league, and three points behind place in Champions league. They must win in both games and expect Roma or Lazio to failed. On the other side, Juventus won trophy in cup and now they are focused to Champions league final. Juventus will play with second team. My prediction is 1-2 Napoli win.
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seculla 8 years ago
Even this game's points are not important for Juventus, because of big rivalry between them and Napoli and to stay 47 games unbeaten in Serie A at Juventus Stadium, this game will be important for Juventus players and fans. It will be hard game, because all players and staff are already with their minds in Berlin in the...
Even this game's points are not important for Juventus, because of big rivalry between them and Napoli and to stay 47 games unbeaten in Serie A at Juventus Stadium, this game will be important for Juventus players and fans. It will be hard game, because all players and staff are already with their minds in Berlin in the final of Champions League, and on the other side Napoli needs these three points to stay in fight to qualify in Champions League for the next season. Anyway, I believe in Juve and I think that they will win. Forza Juve! Fino Alla Fine!
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