PROBABLE LINEUPS
NAPOLI
De Sanctis
Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Britos
Mesto, Behrami, Inler, Armero
Hamsik
Cavani, Insigne
JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
L'steiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah
Vucinic, Giovinco
Napoli only have a minor injury concern ahead of their must-win clash against Juventus on Friday at the Stadio San Paolo.
Alessandro Gamberini will be assessed before the game which means Miguel Britos may deputise for the 31-year-old.
The Partenopei have been struggling in recent weeks and Giandonmenico Mesto and Pablo Armero may be sacrificed for Christian Maggio and Juan Zuniga.
Meanwhile, Antonio Conte can field a full-strength side with Giorgio Chiellini returning to the fray after being out since December.
Paolo De Ceglie, Nicklas Bendtner and Simone Pepe are all unavailable, while Nicolas Anelka and Martin Caceres did not train on Wednesday because of back pain.
There are no suspensions for either side to contend with.
DID YOU KNOW?
Napoli have failed to win any of their last five matches in all competitions, and have drawn their last three consecutive encounters in Serie A.
The Partenopei have not lost to Juventus at the Stadio San Paolo in the league for six games. A run which stretches back to October 2000.
Edinson Cavani who is Serie A's leading marksman, has failed to score in his last 500 minutes of football.
Juventus can stretch their lead at the top of Serie A to nine points with a win on Friday, with only 11 games left to play.
The Bianconeri's biggest away win against Napoli is 6-2, way back in 1974-75 season.
The Old Lady are undefeated in their last four league games against the Naples club.
Prediction
This really is a win or bust game for Napoli if they harbour ambitions of lifting their first Scudetto since the late 1980s, but the signs are not good. Cavani is struggling to find the back of the net and nobody has stepped up to fill the void his barren spell has left. Juve, meanwhile, continue to produce results without excelling and would perhaps be quite pleased to come away with anything other than a defeat, and they might just sneak this one.
Editor's Prediction
Napoli 1-2 Juventus
NAPOLI
De Sanctis
Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Britos
Mesto, Behrami, Inler, Armero
Hamsik
Cavani, Insigne
JUVENTUS
Buffon
Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini
L'steiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah
Vucinic, Giovinco
Napoli only have a minor injury concern ahead of their must-win clash against Juventus on Friday at the Stadio San Paolo.
Alessandro Gamberini will be assessed before the game which means Miguel Britos may deputise for the 31-year-old.
The Partenopei have been struggling in recent weeks and Giandonmenico Mesto and Pablo Armero may be sacrificed for Christian Maggio and Juan Zuniga.
Meanwhile, Antonio Conte can field a full-strength side with Giorgio Chiellini returning to the fray after being out since December.
Paolo De Ceglie, Nicklas Bendtner and Simone Pepe are all unavailable, while Nicolas Anelka and Martin Caceres did not train on Wednesday because of back pain.
There are no suspensions for either side to contend with.
DID YOU KNOW?
Napoli have failed to win any of their last five matches in all competitions, and have drawn their last three consecutive encounters in Serie A.
The Partenopei have not lost to Juventus at the Stadio San Paolo in the league for six games. A run which stretches back to October 2000.
Edinson Cavani who is Serie A's leading marksman, has failed to score in his last 500 minutes of football.
Juventus can stretch their lead at the top of Serie A to nine points with a win on Friday, with only 11 games left to play.
The Bianconeri's biggest away win against Napoli is 6-2, way back in 1974-75 season.
The Old Lady are undefeated in their last four league games against the Naples club.
Prediction
This really is a win or bust game for Napoli if they harbour ambitions of lifting their first Scudetto since the late 1980s, but the signs are not good. Cavani is struggling to find the back of the net and nobody has stepped up to fill the void his barren spell has left. Juve, meanwhile, continue to produce results without excelling and would perhaps be quite pleased to come away with anything other than a defeat, and they might just sneak this one.
Editor's Prediction
Napoli 1-2 Juventus