Our prediction for this Serie A match:
There will be fireworks when Juventus and Napoli face each other in the Serie A derby at Allianz Stadium on Saturday. Juve failed to turn their dominance into victory, but you should bear in mind that they are after their fifth consecutive clean sheet in the Italian top flight. As “The Old Lady” are likely to rely on their rock-solid defence in Saturday’s showdown, we are unlikely to see goals galore in Turin. Fit-again midfielder Khephren Thuram should be recalled to the starting XI, while both Chico Conceicao and Arkadiusz Milik remain in the treatment room.
The Neapolitans, on the other hand, have been producing fine displays under new boss Antonio Conte, with the team extending their winning run to three games at Cagliari. Juve, though, are tough to beat at home and, taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. A man to watch in the away team will be Romelu Lukaku, who impressed against the Sardinians with one goal and two assists, while Conte has no fresh injury worries.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Napoli):
SSC Napoli is an Italian football club from the city of Naples which is playing currently in the Serie A. The club was founded officially in 1926 but the history from Napoli reaches back to 1904 with the club Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club that fused with Internazionale Napoli and was called FBC Internaples.
After 4 seasons the club changed its name to SSC Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio).
In the end of the eighties Napoli had the biggest success in the club history with the Argentinian legend Diego Maradona. Diego Maradona was able to win the league title twice, the national cup and the UEFA cup. The moment Maradona left the club Napoli got into big financial trouble.
In 2004 the local club was bankrupt. Despite the help of financial investors the club got regulated to the Serie C. After 6 years of playing in lower divisions Napoli managed to get back in the Serie A in season 2007/2008. Famous players that played for the club from Naples are: Maradona, Zola, Cavani, Blanc, Di Canio, Cannavaro.