Napoli faces Juventus at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in a derby match from the 27th round of the Serie A. It’s a good time to offer you our preview for it in these best free football tips for today. Let’s get to work!
Napoli are still champions of Italy, but this season was a huge disappointment for them. The Azzurri are pretty mediocre since the beginning of the campaign. The team is 9th in the standings with 40 points won and 29 points behind the leader Inter Milan. Napoli changed managers twice this season and they still can’t find themselves when it comes to performance. The champions have won just 11 of their 26 games in the league.
Last weekend Napoli at least got back to winning. Francesco Calzona’s team faced Sassuolo away from home and secured a stunning 6-1 win at the MAPEI Stadium. It was probably Napoli’s best match since the beginning of the season. Victor Osimhen scored a hattrick for the visitors while Kvaratskhelia also reminded for himself with a brace. Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia also recorded assists which made them the heroes of the game.
Since arriving in Naples, Napoli’s new coach Francesco Calzona didn’t change the team’s formation. He also prefers to use a 4-3-3 formation with Kvaratskhelia and Politano supporting Victor Osimhen in attack. Against Juve he could decide to bring Piotr Zielinski and Leander Dendoncker in the line-up while Juan Jesus could start in the defense.
What Napoli needs in the last few months of the season is more confidence. The team struggled a lot, but the arrival of the new head coach brought some positive change. Soon Napoli will face Barcelona in the Champions League as well so their season is not over – they can still do more.
Juventus were hoping to win the Serie A again, but it seems that they will have to wait for the next season to do it. The Bianconeri were moving close to the leader Inter, but right now they are 12 points behind the Nerazzurri. Obviously the title race is over now, but Juve will try to keep the second place at least.
The main reason for the gap between Inter and Juventus is Juve’s bad form lately. Massimiliano Allegri’s team have won just one of its last five matches in the Serie A – against Frosinone last weekend. At the same time Inter kept winning their games which moved them very close to the Scudetto.
Last weekend Juventus hosted Frosinone and celebrated a 3-2 win at the Allianz Stadium. Dusan Vlahovic scored a brace for the hosts while Daniele Rugani scored the decisive winning goal in the 95th minute. The Old Lady was close to making another mistake here, but luckily Rugani scored the winner after an assist from Vlahovic.
Just as expected, Max Allegri was not happy with his team’s performance against Frosinone. That’s why he could make some changes in his starting eleven. Timothy Weah is one of the players who can refresh the line-up while Carlos Alcaraz is an interesting option for the midfield. The young Argentinian played as a substitute against Frosinone when he replaced Adrien Rabiot.
Dusan Vlahovic is finally arriving this season for Juventus. The Serbian striker has scored 15 league goals and he’s proving to be a valuable asset for the club. His partnership with Federico Chiesa is developing well and these two players can be an important part of Juve’s future.
That’s the best free football tips for today for the Serie A derby between Napoli and Juventus at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli impressed in their last game but Juve are a dangerous opponent.
