Juventus vs Napoli Competition – Serie A Stadium – Allianz Stadium Date: 8th December 2023 Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Serie A returns this weekend with defending champions Napoli travelling to Turin to face Juventus in Round 15 of the league season. The hosts have enjoyed a stellar season so far keeping tabs on Inter Milan at the summit of the league table thanks to ten wins in their opening 14 games (D3, L1). Their most recent win came in a 2-1 win over Monza at the weekend, which kept them just two points behind Inter Milan. That result also extended their unbeaten run to nine games (W7, D2), making them one of the most in-form sides in Europe. Their current title challenge has been built on solid defencive foundations, having conceded just nine times across their 14 league games so far this season. That robust backline has contributed to an unbeaten home league record to date (W5, D2). They will be desperate to win here as a victory at home to reigning champions Napoli would temporarily lift them into top spot. However, their hopes will come under serious threat against a Napoli side that Juve has failed to beat in the last two home H2Hs (D1, L1). The visitors are in a four-game sequence against top opposition, having faced Atalanta, Real Madrid and Inter in their last three games. Of those three games, they only managed to beat Atalanta 2-1 before a 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League and a 3-0 loss to Inter last time out. That loss to Inter caused quite a stir, with the Napoli CEO lodging a formal complaint about the quality of refereeing in Serie A after his side was controversially denied a penalty. But controversy aside, the visitors look unlikely to successfully defend their Scudetto after a run of eight league games with differing results in sequence (W4, D1, L3), leaving them eleven points from the top. However, their key strength has been their away form, as they boast one of only two unbeaten road records in SA (W5, D2), a return which accounts for over two-thirds of their points gained this term. Having beaten Juventus in three of their last four head-to-head games (D1), they will fancy their chances of bouncing back here and move themselves back into the top four. This game gets underway at 19:45 BST. Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
March 17, 2024
Atalanta
19:00
Fiorentina
May 3, 2024
Torino
19:45
Bologna
May 4, 2024
Monza
17:00
Lazio
Sassuolo
19:45
Inter Milan
May 5, 2024
Cagliari
11:30
Lecce
Empoli
14:00
Frosinone
Verona
14:00
Fiorentina
AC Milan
17:00
Genoa
Roma
19:45
Juventus
May 6, 2024
Salernitana
17:00
Atalanta
Udinese
19:45
SSC Napoli
May 10, 2024
Frosinone
19:45
Inter Milan
May 11, 2024
SSC Napoli
17:00
Bologna
AC Milan
19:45
Cagliari
May 12, 2024
Lazio
11:30
Empoli
Genoa
14:00
Sassuolo
Verona
14:00
Torino
Juventus
17:00
Salernitana
Atalanta
19:45
Roma
Serie A Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Inter Milan
34
28
5
1
81
18
+63
89
2
AC Milan
34
21
7
6
64
39
+25
70
3
Juventus
34
18
11
5
47
26
+21
65
4
Bologna
34
17
12
5
49
27
+22
63
5
Roma
34
17
8
9
61
41
+20
59
6
Atalanta
33
17
6
10
61
37
+24
57
7
Lazio
34
17
4
13
43
35
+8
55
8
Fiorentina
33
14
8
11
50
37
+13
50
9
SSC Napoli
34
13
11
10
52
43
+9
50
10
Torino
34
11
13
10
31
31
+0
46
11
Monza
34
11
11
12
36
44
-8
44
12
Genoa
34
10
12
12
38
40
-2
42
13
Lecce
34
8
12
14
31
49
-18
36
14
Cagliari
34
7
11
16
36
59
-23
32
15
Verona
34
7
10
17
31
45
-14
31
16
Frosinone
34
7
10
17
43
63
-20
31
17
Empoli
34
8
7
19
26
50
-24
31
18
Udinese
34
4
17
13
32
51
-19
29
19
Sassuolo
34
6
8
20
40
70
-30
26
20
Salernitana
34
2
9
23
26
73
-47
15
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