On the field Napoli-Juventus 0-0
Between injuries and forfeits of various players returning from commitments with their respective national teams, the match at Maradona between Napoli and Juventus will be a different match from what one would have expected. Luciano Spalletti is aware of this, he knows that both teams have many training problems but he does not lose optimism. '' It will be a tasty match, '' he says. And he adds: '' Those who have dreamed of football since childhood, like me, dreamed of these matches. The taste of rivalry, of important matches. The footballers want to go and play it. We are in the optimal situation. '' '' It is clear - he admits - that with these national matches and transoceanic flights, some problems arise. It's a bit like when you go to the theater and you don't find the best actors. President De Laurentiis finds me d 'I agree when he says this thing needs to be fixed. ''
His Juve is in full emergency, but Massimiliano Allegri doesn't want to hear about it. "The word 'emergency' does not exist, I do not want an excuse and I am sure that whoever takes the field in Naples will be able to play an excellent match", the Juventus coach warned his boys. The list of those unavailable, however, is very long: there are no South Americans, the battered Church is missing, long-term patients Arthur and Kaio Jorge are absent, if nothing else Ramsey is recovered. But Cuadrado worries the Juventus world: "He could have come but he had an attack of gastroenteritis, he has not even returned to Italy: he is carrying out investigations in Colombia, we hope he will be back as soon as possible" Allegri's revelation during the press conference on the eve. In this whole situation, however,the technician throws water on the fire and does not make any controversy about the calendars, on the contrary: "The competent bodies decide what to do and whether to postpone or not let some games be played, I have never expressed myself because I am not able: if we all had to say what we think, a mess would come out of it. We listen to where we have to play and we organize ourselves to do so. "
Probable
Napoli teams (4-2-3-1): 25 Ospina, 22 Di Lorenzo, 44 Manolas, 26 Koulibaly, 6 Mario Rui, 8 Ruiz, 99 Anguissa, 21 Politano, 7 Elmas, 24 Insigne, 9 Osimhen. (12 Marfella, 46 Idasiak, 2 Malcuit, 59 Zanoli, 33 Rrahmani, 5 Juan Jesus, 20 Zielinski, 11 Lozano, 33 Ounas, 37 Petagna). Coach: Spalletti. Disqualified: none. Be wary: none. Unavailable: Meret, Ghoulam, Demme, Lobotka, Mertens.
Juventus (4-3-3): 1 Szczesny; 2 De Sciglio, 19 Bonucci, 3 Chiellini, 17 Pellegrini; 14 McKennie, 27 Locatelli, 25 Rabiot; 20 Bernardeschi, 9 Morata, 44 Kulusevski (36 Perin, 23 Pinsoglio, 4 De Ligt, 8 Ramsey, 18 Kean, 21 Miretti, 24 Rugani, 35 De Winter, 46 Soulé). Herds Allegri. Disqualified: none. Be wary: none. Unavailable: Alex Sandro, Arthur, Bentancur, Chiesa, Cuadrado, Danilo, Dybala, Kaio Jorge. Referee: Irrati of Florence. Snai odds: 2.30; 2.40; 3.05.