Juventus vs Napoli – Coppa Italia – Preview

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sreya

Juventus vs Napoli – Juventus hosts Napoli at the Juventus Stadium on 28th February, Tuesday in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final.

Juventus defeated Atalanta and AC Milan in the earlier rounds while Napoli were victorious over Spezia and Fiorentina.

Juventus have all but secured yet another Scudetto and are in a comfortable position for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Napoli, meanwhile, are third in the Serie A standings and are looking to secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League next season.

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Juventus have a completely healthy squad to choose from but Napoli will be without the suspended Elseid Hysaj and the injured Allan and Lorenzo Tonelli.

Juventus Possible Starting Lineup: Neto, Stephan Lichsteiner, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Kwadwo Asamoah, Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic, Juan Cuadrado, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Gonzalo Higuain.

Napoli Possible Starting Lineup: Pepe Reina, Christian Maggio, Kalidou Koulibaly, Raul Albiol, Faouzi Ghoulam, Piotr Zielinski, Amadou Diawara, Marek Hamsik, Jose Callejon, Arkediusj Milik, Lorenzo Insigne.

“Napoli will be out to prove a point. We’re focused on doing what we need to do. Given that the first leg of this semi-final is being played at home, the most important thing is to not concede any goals.

We want to lay down strong foundations ahead of the second leg and therefore give ourselves the best possible chance of reaching the final and ultimately win a third consecutive Coppa Italia.”

– Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus.

According to Juventus vs Napoli H2H Stats, Juventus have won four and lost only one of their previous five matches against Napoli in all competitions. In fact, Juventus have won five of their last six home matches against Napoli in all competitions.

Juventus are chasing their third consecutive Coppa Italia. It should be a closely contested affair but Juventus are likely to win 2-1 tonight.