On the upcoming Sunday, Napoli will host Juventus Turin at their home ground within the 30th round of the championship of Italy. This is the central match of the round, as two team from the top three meet. Juventus are the acting champions of Italy and the team, which will most likely win the current championship, while the men from Naples are fighting for a spot in the Champions League zone and they are a team, which beats anyone at their home ground.
After 29 played rounds in the championship of Italy, Napoli have managed to gain 63 points, which correspond to the third position in Italian peloton. Il Partenopei’s gap from Juventus is ten points and Sarri’s team probably cannot eliminate it for the remaining time, but the southerners will definitely fight for the second position, on which Roma is situated, until the end of the season.
After 29 played rounds in Serie A, Juventus have 73 points in the asset, which is the best result in the league at the moment. Juventus’ gap from Roma, which are the closest chasers of the Zebras, is eight points. Juventus have had 14 away matches within the championship of Italy this season, in which they got nine victories with one draw and four defeats. Only Napoli play better away, which have two defeats less, but two draws more.
Napoli will put maximum effort to win against Juventus, as it is basically the last chance of the team to get Scudetto. The defeat from the hosts in the upcoming game will mean, that Sarri’s men are out of the competition.
Prediction for the match: Napoli not to lose.