Juventus vs Napoli Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Both of these teams have underperformed at the start of this season and the pressure remains on both as Juventus face Napoli in Turin on Sunday.
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Juventus preview: Pressure growing
Under the management of former Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti, Juventus missed out on the top four and UEFA Champions League qualification last season and they have now drifted out of the European spots altogether after nine matches of the campaign.
The Old Lady come into this one on the back of another poor performance as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat to Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris in Liguria due to goals scored by Kingsley Ehizibue and Tommaso Baldanzi in midweek.
Napoli preview: Big win in midweek
Massimiliano Allegri, formerly of Juventus, took charge of Napoli in the summer but has come very close to the sack on a couple of occasions this season already but they did earn an impressive victory the other day.
Up against a competitive and entertaining Monza side in midweek, Napoli were in a precarious spot after Monza equalised before half-time but the Partenopei eased themselves to a 4-1 victory in the second half at Stadio Brianteo.
Juventus team news: Several absentees
Juventus have several injury absentees for this one, especially in attack such as Francisco Conceicao, Nicolas Gonzalez and Turkiye international Kenan Yildiz.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Vicario; Gatti, Bremer, Jhon Lucumi; Kalulu, Douglas Luiz, Sarr, Cambiaso; McKennie, Alajbegovic; Kolo Muani
Unavailable: Grabara (Injured), Celik (Injured), Thuram (Injured), Locatelli (Injured), Conceicao (Injured), Gonzalez (Injured), Ekhator (Injured), Yildiz (Injured), Milik (Injured)
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Napoli team news: Fresh absentees
Napoli head to Turin with some fresh injury absentees for this weekend as versatile full-back Leonardo Spinazzola has now been ruled out alongside Slovakia international midfielder Stanislav Lobotka.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Mathias Olivera; Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Politano, Hojlund, Lang
Unavailable: Badiashile (Injured), Buongiorno (Injured), Spinazzola (Injured), Lobotka (Injured), Favasuli (Injured), Alisson Santos (Injured), David Neres (Injured)
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Juventus vs Napoli prediction
Spalletti won Napoli’s third Scudetto a few years ago while Allegri was in charge of a dominant Juventus side in the previous decade but now both coaches are enduring tough times of it at the other club. Juventus have a strong squad and one seemingly well suited to Spalletti’s style but they look bereft of confidence and Napoli have shown improvement in their last three games so siding with the visitors may well be a decent value bet for this one in Piedmont.
Juventus vs Napoli tip: Double chance – Napoli to win or draw
