Juventus players celebrate Champions League win over Manchester City. (Photo : Reuters)
Mercurial team SSC Napoli (1-1-3, 6 points) is set for a big game against the visiting Serie A champions Juventus (1-2-2, 5 points) at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples on Saturday, September 26.
Maurizio Sarri's boys had been playing inconsistently so far with a win and a draw in its last two outings.
After a dominating 5-0 victory over top team Lazio last Sunday, I Ciucciarelli settled for a goalless draw in their Wednesday match at the Stadio Alberto Braglia with bottom-dwelling squad Carpi.
Lead striker Gonzalo Higuain, who scored a double to lead his team versus I Biancocelesti, was held scoreless by lowly I Biancorossi, as per SkySports.
Meanwhile, the defending champions were forced by another cellar-dweller, newly-promoted club Frosinone, to a 1-1 draw at the Juventus Stadium also on Wednesday.
Le Zebre's resident striker Simone Zaza converted a goal in the opening minutes of the second half to push Juve to a 1-0 lead, but Frosinone defender Leonardo Blanchard headed an equalizer during injury time to lead the Canaries to their first ever point in the Serie A, as reported by BBC Sport.
I Gialloazzurri had lost all their first four matches in the top-flight league before this draw with Juve.
Massimiliano Allegri was expectedly disappointed by the outcome of their last game and would certainly go for the win in this match against Partenopei.
Prediction: Juventus over Napoli, 2-1.
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne
Juventus starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra; Sturaro, Lemina, Pogba; Cuadrado, Zaza, Pereyra
