Two of the top four clubs in the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Napoli and Juventus. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis (via Football Italia): "Napoli-Juventus is the national derby for me. Juventus are not just a team from Turin, they have a platform of support that crosses all of Italy, even within our city. But Napoli is the flagship of the South."
Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio (via Football Italia): "We're still there, ahead of everyone. We're having a great season and now there's talk of Juve being in trouble because of two or three games where, sure, for the experience the team has, we could have done better. But there's no crisis, nor are we having difficulties."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Marchisio is enjoying a productive 2014-15 campaign. In 17 league appearances, the 28-year-old has two assists and an average of 1.1 key passes.
Napoli's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cabral; Britos, Albiol, Koulibaly, Maggio; Lopez, Gargano; Guzman, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain
Juventus' Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Buffon; Evra, Chiellini, Bonucci, Lichtsteiner; Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba; Vidal; Tevez, Llorente
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 40 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 39 | |||
| 3 | Lazio | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 30 | |||
| 4 | Napoli | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Sampdoria | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Genoa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 27 | |||
| 7 | AC Milan | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 26 | |||
| 8 | Palermo | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Internazionale | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Fiorentina | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 | |||
| 11 | Sassuolo | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 24 | |||
| 12 | Udinese | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 23 | |||
| 13 | Torino | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 19 | |||
| 14 | Empoli | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 18 | |||
| 15 | Verona | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 18 | |||
| 16 | Chievo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 | |||
| 17 | Atalanta | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 16 | |||
| 18 | Cagliari | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Parma | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Cesena | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 9 |
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