Juventus vs Napoli

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Can Juventus extend their home advantage?

Napoli arrive with significant injury concerns across multiple key areas. Both first-choice wingers, Politano and Neres, are sidelined — Politano is recovering from a thigh injury and won’t return until next month, while Neres is expected to be out for nearly two months. As a result, Napoli lack genuine attacking threats on both flanks. Striker Romelu Lukaku has resumed training with the squad, but having not played a single match this season, his match fitness and sharpness are major question marks, making a starting role unlikely. Overall, Napoli’s attacking unit is far from complete. In midfield, Anguissa and Gilmour are also unavailable, while centre-back Rrahmani is sidelined as well, leaving holes at both ends of the pitch. Recently, Napoli have shown a clear imbalance between attack and defence, winning just one of their last five competitive matches — a narrow victory over struggling Sassuolo in the most recent league round.

Juventus, by contrast, are in far better shape squad-wise. The only notable absentee is striker Dušan Vlahović. Head coach Spalletti has deployed David as a makeshift centre-forward, and the adjustment has worked well. Since Spalletti took over, Juventus have looked like a completely different side compared to the start of the season. In their last nine competitive matches, they have failed to win only twice — and both occasions coincided with heavy squad rotation. Compared to Napoli, Juventus clearly enjoy greater stability and consistency in both performance and results.

Based on the opening odds and subsequent market movement, Juventus are the side worth backing here.

Prediction: 1X (Juventus Win or Draw)