Juventus vs Napoli preview

March 31, 2012
By: Matthew Clarke

Juventus recorded an important victory over Inter to remain in the Serie A title race, but the Bianconeri need to continue the rich vein of form if they are to beat high-flying Napoli.

The Azzurri squandered a two-goal lead against Catania last time out, and the match at Juventus Arena is a perfect opportunity to make things right.

Thirty three games into the season and Juventus are still unbeaten, which is a record everybody at the club can be proud of.

However, a string of unexpected draws in February and March proved to be very costly for the Old Lady as these allowed Milan to create a four-point lead at the Serie A summit, but Antonio Conte’s men are not giving up on the league title.

The team have been showing a lot of improvement of late, with impressive performances against Fiorentina, Milan and Inter acting as much needed boost before the season finale.

The good run of results will be put to a serious test against in-form Napoli, but Juventus remain the favourites to win this clash, with BetVictor paying 1.91 (10/11) on home win.

Antonio Conte is set to revert to 3-5-2 formation and he will have Stephan Lichtsteiner back from suspension.

Probable starting line-up (3-5-2): Buffon – Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini – Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie – Matri, Vucinic.

Napoli missed an excellent chance to boost their Champions League hopes having squandered a two-goal lead against Catania, but the Azzurri are still in contention for a top 3 finish seeing they are just three points behind Lazio.

Walter Mazzarri’s side have been playing great football over the last few weeks and the team are unbeaten in last nine Serie A games.

Even if they are set to face in-form Juventus in Turin, the visitors are not without chances in this match and they are 1.91 (10/11) with Ladbrokes to extend their unbeaten run to ten games.

The fact that Napoli lost just one of their last nine away games in Serie A can give the team confidence before the trip to Turin and the good news is that Walter Mazzarri will be able to field his strongest line-up.

Apart from Marco Donadel, who remains sidelined with a thigh injury, Mazzarri has fully fit squad to choose from.

Probable starting line-up (3-4-2-1): De Sanctis – Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica – Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Zuniga – Hamsik, Lavezzi – Cavani.

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