Played
April 1, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Juventus Stadium — Torino
Referee: D. Orsato
Attendance: 45666
April 1, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Juventus Stadium — Torino
Referee: D. Orsato
Attendance: 45666
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| Juventus | 1.14 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.01 | 1.77 |
| Draw | 6.50 | 34.00 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.75 | 15.00 | 3.60 |
| Napoli | 34.00 | 71.00 | 4.20 | 4.75 | 4.90 | 50.00 | 5.05 |
Juventus - Napoli Preview: Old Lady aim to continue title challenge as Mazzarri's men look to step up Champions League chase
Antonio Conte's side are back on the winning trail following a run of draws, but now face a Partenopei outfit keen to recover from last week's disappointing draw with Catania
By Livio Caferoglu
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PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
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JUVENTUS
 Buffon Bonucci, Barzagli, Chiellini L'steiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, De Ceglie Matri, Vucinic |
NAPOLI  De Sanctis
Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica Maggio, Gargano, Inler, Zuniga Hamsik Lavezzi, Cavani |
Juventus have a full squad to choose from for the visit of Napoli on Sunday, but it is likely that coach Antonio Conte will utilise a 3-5-2 formation during the match.
The trained used his tried-and-trusted 4-3-3 against Inter last week, but it is expected that goalscorers Martin Caceres and Alessandro Del Piero will be benched in favour of Leonardo Bonucci and Stephan Lichtsteiner, while there will be no place for Simone Pepe.
Meanwhile for Napoli, a number of changes look set to take place from the 2-2 draw with Catania a week ago. The alterations start in defence, as Hugo Campagnaro has returned to the fold and should replace Federico Fernandez.
Elsewhere, Andrea Dossena and Blerim Dzemaili will be dropped to accommodate Christian Maggio and Gokhan Inler in midfield.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
In 131 previous Serie A meetings, Juventus have won 58 times against Napoli, compared to their rivals' 28 victories.
- However, the Partenopei are unbeaten in their last five games against the Old Lady.
- Alessandro Matri has already netted five goals against Napoli. Matri is 6/1 with Bet365 to score first in a Juventus win.
- The Bianconeri have failed to score in just one of their last 19 games at home.
- Napoli are unbeaten in the last nine Serie A matches, but have drawn their last two.
- Walter Mazzarri's side have shipped seven goals over their last three fixture in the league.
- Marek Hamsik (pictured right) has scored five goals against Juventus; more than against any other club.
- Napoli have netted 145 strikes against the Old Lady, the most that they've scored against any club in Italy's top-flight division.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Juventus 2-0 Napoli
- 22.71 %
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Juventus 2-1 Napoli
- 19.42 %
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Juventus 3-1 Napoli
- 10.36 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | 1 Mar 2013 | Napoli 1 - Juventus 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 20 Oct 2012 | Juventus 2 - Napoli 0 |
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| Italy - TIM Supercup (TIMS) | 11 Aug 2012 | Juventus 4 - Napoli 2 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | 20 May 2012 | Juventus 0 - Napoli 2 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 1 Apr 2012 | Juventus 3 - Napoli 0 |
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Juventus
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| 18 May 2013 | Sampdoria 3 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
| 11 May 2013 | Juventus 1 - Cagliari 1 | ITA1 |
| 8 May 2013 | Atalanta 0 - Juventus 1 | ITA1 |
| 5 May 2013 | Juventus 1 - Palermo 0 | ITA1 |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Torino 0 - Juventus 2 | ITA1 |
Napoli
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| 19 May 2013 | Roma 2 - Napoli 1 | ITA1 |
| 12 May 2013 | Napoli 2 - Siena 1 | ITA1 |
| 8 May 2013 | Bologna 0 - Napoli 3 | ITA1 |
| 5 May 2013 | Napoli 3 - Inter 1 | ITA1 |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Pescara 0 - Napoli 3 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Juventus £18.33 |
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| Returns: | Napoli £710.00 |
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| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | Defender |
| 11 | Paolo De Ceglie | Defender |
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | Defender |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | Defender |
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | Defender |
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | Midfielder |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder |
| 23 | Arturo Vidal | Midfielder |
| 9 | Mirko Vučinić | Striker |
| 22 | Marco Borriello | Striker |
| 30 | Marco Storari | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres | Defender |
| 7 | Simone Pepe | Midfielder |
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Midfielder |
| 7 | Alessandro Del Piero | Striker |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella | Striker |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | Striker |
| 1 | Morgan De Sanctis | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Salvatore Aronica | Defender |
| 14 | Hugo Armando Campagnaro | Defender |
| 28 | Paolo Cannavaro | Defender |
| 11 | Christian Maggio | Midfielder |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik | Midfielder |
| 18 | Juan Camilo Zúñiga | Defender |
| 5 | Walter Gargano | Midfielder |
| 88 | Gökhan Inler | Midfielder |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani | Striker |
| 21 | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Striker |
| 22 | Antonio Rosati | Goalkeeper |
| 38 | Andrea Dossena | Defender |
| 17 | Federico Fernández | Defender |
| 5 | Miguel Angel Britos | Defender |
| 20 | Blerim Dzemaili | Midfielder |
| 8 | Eduardo Vargas | Striker |
| 19 | Goran Pandev | Striker |
| Mirko Vučinić | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 31 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
The Montenegrin attacker is in brilliant form, coming off three wonderful displays in which he scored one and set up three more against Fiorentina before sending Juve to the Coppa Italia final with a spectacular extra-time goal against AC Milan. Another equally-impressive performance against Inter was witnessed, where he was unfortunate to not get on the scoresheet, so Conte will be hoping for more of the same on Sunday.
| Edinson Cavani | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 34 | 29 | 7 | 0 |
El Matador scored last Wednesday to propel Napoli past Siena and into the Coppa Italia final, and also against Catania, although his efforts were in vain. The Uruguay international will be leading the line for his team at Juventus Stadium and is sure to be fired up for the encounter, as the Partenopei desperately need a win to keep pace in the race for the final Champions League spot.
Napoli have no trouble in scoring, but it's their deficiencies at the back that will cost them once more against Juventus, and possibly the chance of finishing in a Champions League spot at the end of the season. Juve, meanwhile, are very much experiencing the opposite, but they have recently rediscovered their scoring touch, so a slender victory for the hosts should suffice.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
29 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Striker AC Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |
