The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a comfortable 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Sunday, while Juventus edged past Udinese 1-0, a day earlier.
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In a Serie A top of the table clash, Napoli will host Juventus at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Friday night. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of victories in their respective league matches last time out. The hosts secured a comfortable 2-0 win against Sampdoria on Sunday, while Juventus edged past Udinese 1-0, a day earlier. Napoli are currently occupying top spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 44 points from 17 games, while the visitors are seven points behind them at the second position.Â
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Last weekend, Napoli netted twice against Sampdoria without reply, courtesy of strikes from Victor Osimhen and Elif Elimas. It was their 14th league-win of the campaign, while Luciano Spalletti’s side have lost only one Serie A-match this term and that was against Inter Milan (1-0) last week. The Blues have the best attacking unit in the Italian top flight, having netted 39 times thus far. Meanwhile, their attacking duo of Victor Osimhen (12) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (11) have more goal-involvements than any other player in the division.Â
Juventus, on the other hand, are certainly getting back on track after a woeful start to the season. A remarkable run of eight consecutive wins without conceding a single goal has seen them surge up the standings. This is the first time Bianconeri have won eight on the spin since 2018. Last time out, Massimiliano Allegri’s side edged past Udinese, courtesy of Danilo’s late goal from Federico Chiesa’s assist. Prior to that, Juventus defeated Cremonese with a similar scoreline through Arkadiusz Milik’s strike.
Napoli possible line-up: Meret, di Lorenzo, Kim Min-Jae, Rahmani, Olivera, Zambo, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Juventus possible line-up: Szczęsny, Danilo, Rugani, Gatti, McKennie, Rabiot, Locatelli, Miretti, Kostic, Di Maria, Milik
Napoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Sampdoria | 0-2 (W) |
| Inter Milan | 1-0 (L) |
| Lille | 1-4 (L) |
| Villarreal | 2-3 (L) |
| Crystal Palace | 1-3 (W) |
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| Udinese | 1-0 (W) |
| Cremonese | 0-1 (W) |
| Standard Liege | 1-1 (D) |
| Rijeka | 1-0 (W) |
| Arsenal | 0-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Juventus draw Napoli | 1-1 |
| Napoli beat Juventus | 2-1 |
| Juventus beat Napoli | 2-1 |
| Napoli beat Juventus | 1-0 |
| Juventus beat Napoli | 2-0 |
The Serie A match between Napoli and Juventus will take place at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Saturday at 1:15 am IST.
| Napoli vs Juventus | Key Details |
| Date | January 13 (Italy) |
| Venue | Diego Armando Maradona Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Saturday) |
The live telecast of the Serie A matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the match on Jio TV. Besides, the match between Napoli and Juventus can also be seen on DAZN network and Sky GO Italia in Italy.
