After the tennis result in injury time against Sassuolo, the Azzurri are favorites but not too much
Both are coming off two victories in the championship: Napoli from a tennis comeback against Sassuolo, Juventus from the hard-fought victory obtained against Frosinone in full recovery. They will meet again on Sunday evening at 20pm at the Maradona to play a match from which the two fans are asking for certainties after a recent period of contradictions. With Inter unattainable, now at +45 after the recovery against Atalanta still playing poker, the Bianconeri will try to stay in the league leaders' wake so as not to close the championship chapter any further with twelve matchdays left of the championship. With Osimhen back in the chair, and probably also re-motivated by the new coach Francesco Calzona, the third of the season, the reigning Italian champions cannot afford any further missteps to avoid being left out of European competitions next season.
Between Serie A, Serie B, Italian Cup, UEFA Cup, Italian Super Cup and National Division there are 181 precedents between the two teams. The balance is strongly Juventus due to the 85 victories achieved against just 46 for the Azzurri who also have 50 draws to their credit. The balance sheet does not change much for the matches in Serie A alone with 71 victories for the Lady, double the Neapolitans at 36 and with 48 draws. Percentages distorted, however, by the most recent comparisons. Apart from the first leg match last December 8th, decided by a goal from Gatti in the 51st minute, Napoli is fresh from two successes last season, 1 to 0 in Turin and 5 to 1 in Naples, and a draw and a victory in the championship preceding that of 2021/22. On 3 March 2019 the guests' last victory in the Campania capital, thanks to goals from Pjanic and Emre Can, with the goal of the flag by Callejion and a penalty missed by Insigne. Then four successes for the hosts in the next four home games.
Calzona will certainly feature Osimhen again at the center of the trident, author of a hat-trick in injury time against Sassuolo, flanked by Raspadori and Kvaratskhelia. Meret will be deployed in goal as the last bastion of a defense made up of the two centre-backs Rrahmani and Juan Jesus and the full-backs Di Lorenzo and MarioRui. Lobotka will be the midfield director flanked on the right by Anguissa and Zielinski on the left.
Allegri will have to do without Rabiot and McKennie, Di Sciglio and also Perin for the circumstance. Danilo, Chiesa and Kean, however, could be recoverable, at least for the bench. He will certainly confirm Szczesny in goal, Bremer in the center of defense with Gatti on the right and Rugani on the left. Locatelli will be back in the control room alongside Alcaraz and Miretti with Kostic and Cambiaso on the external lanes. Finally, Yldiz will probably form the attacking tandem with Vlahovic,
For BetFlag analysts, Napoli is a slight favorite but 1 high at 2,38, with the X placed at 3,10 and the Juventus 2 which multiplies by 3,15. With the three goals inflicted on Sassuolo Osimhen returns to the top of the special ranking of the first or last scorer of the match at 5,75, followed by Vlahovic at 6,50 Milik, Simeone, Ngonge and Kvaratskhelia at 9,75, Raspadori, Politano and Chiesa at 10,50, with all the others following.
