Napoli-Juventus tonight will be one of the last
direct confrontations between the top teams in the following Serie A. The two teams are separated by
ten points in the standings, a significant gap when you consider that missing
only nine days at the end of the season.
Match Schedule:
Napoli vs. Juventus
Serie A
Date: April 2, 2017,
2:45 PM
Venue: Stadio San Paolo
Napoli have won only one of the last six
games in Serie A with Juventus in
the second round, two draws and three Bianconeri successes. The Blues have one lost
of the last nine against Juventus in the top division and scored an average of
2.2 goals per game.
The Neapolitans best attack of this season in the Serie A,
had scored 68 goals in the league after 29 days in the history of Serie A. On the other hand, however,
Juventus is the second best defense in the five major European leagues after
Bayern Monaco. It is from the first two home games of 2017 that Napoli does not
put together two home wins in a row in the league.
On the other side Juventus
are unbeaten in five away games in a row for the first time this season. Napoli
is the only team of the five major European leagues to have three players in
double figures in scoring.
Juventus is the team that has sent the
network more players in Serie A 2016/17. Gonzalo HiguaĆn has a goal drought by
four games in the league, but in April 2015 that does not stop for five matches
in a row in Serie A.