Both sides were involved in identical 1-1 continental-draws in the mid-week, with the hosts progressing through to the semi-finals of Europa League, while Napoli slipped out of the Champions League in the quarter-final stage.
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Juventus will host Napoli in a blockbuster Serie A fixture at Allianz Stadium on Sunday night. Both sides were involved in identical 1-1 continental-draws in the mid-week, with the hosts progressing through to the semi-finals of Europa League, while Napoli slipped out of the Champions League in the quarter-final stage. Juve’s 15-point deduction was overturned which helped them to climb to third spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 59 points from 30 games, just five points clear of fifth-placed Inter Milan, who have played a game more, and16 points adrift of Napoli, who are comfortably sitting at the summit.
Il primo goal di Danilo in bianconero 🤍🖤
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Juventus played out 1-1 draw away to sporting Lisbon in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie on Thursday night despite taking the lead through Adrien Rabiot’s ninth-minute opener. Nevertheless, Bianconeri secured a 2-1 aggregate win and will take on Sevilla in the last four stage of Europe’s second tier competition next month. Meanwhile, when it comes to the top flight, Juve have lost their last two outings. Allegri’s side have won 18 league-wins this term and their most recent success came against Hellas Verona at the start of their month thanks to Moise Kean’s lone goal in the second half. Bianconeri are unbeaten in their last nine home-matches across all competitions, while winning seven in the process.
Napoli, on the other hand, have the best away-record in the Serie A this season, having won 13 of their 15 matches on the road so far. The Blues have won a total of 24 top flight matches this term and their latest victory came against Lecce (2-1) on April 7 courtesy of Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s 18th-minute opener and Antonino Gallo’s own goal four minutes into the hour mark. After that, Luciano Spalletti’s side went on a three-game winless streak, including a decisive 1-0 defeat to AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. The second leg against Milan in Naples ended in a 1-1 draw courtesy of Victor Osimhen’s 93rd-minute equaliser. With a 2-1 aggregate win, Milan went through to the last four stage of Europe’s elite club competition. . Now, Napoli can completely focus on securing their first ever Serie A title in more than three decades.
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| Sporting CP | 1-1 (D) |
| Sassuolo | 1-0 (D) |
| Sporting CP | 1-0 (W) |
| Lazio | 2-1 (L) |
| Inter | 1-1 (D) |
Napoli
| Opponents | Score |
| AC Milan | 1-1 (D) |
| Verona | 0-0 (D) |
| AC Milan | 1-0 (L) |
| Lecce | 1-2 (W) |
| Ac Milan | 0-4 (L) |
The Serie A match between Juventus and Napoli will take place at Allianz Stadium on Monday at 12:15 am IST.
| Juventus vs Napoli | Key Details |
| Date | April 23 (Italy) |
| Venue | Allianz Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Monday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India will be available on Sports 18 network. Besides, fans in India can also live stream the match through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Italy can catch the live action via DAZN, Sky Go Italia, and 214 DAZN Zona.
