Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Napoli
Match Time & Date:
11/09/2021
12:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Juventus
Napoli will be aiming to keep their 100% record in the new Serie A campaign intact when they take on Juventus at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The Neapolitans experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a friendly against Benevento (1-5), but it has to be noted that Luciano Spalletti rested first-team regulars for the Serie A derby. Nigeria attacker Victor Osimhen remains on the sidelines through suspension, while both Meret and Demme are sidelined with injuries.
Important midfielder Zielinski is a major doubt, while Belgium international Mertens has overcome his injury. Juve, on the other hand, failed to impress in an embarassing loss to Empoli before the international break, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, while both Arthur and Ramsey are major doubts. Bentacur will be assessed ahead of the kick-off, while Colombia international Cuadrado should be given a rest.
Highlighted Player (Dries Mertens):
Dries Mertens is a Belgian football player born on the 6th of May 1987 in Leuven. Mertens started his football career in the youth of RSC Anderlecht and AA Gent. In season 2005/2006 he made his debut for the first team of AA Gent.
After playing for AGOVV, FC Utrecht and PSV Mertens got transferred to Napoli for approximately 9.5 million euro. Mertens made his debut for the Belgian national team in October 2010 and played over 40 games for the national team already. Mertens played during World Cup 2014 and EURO 2016 for Belgium.
Mertens is a right attacking midfielder, which can play as a forward as well. Mertens is known for being a very small fast player, which has the ability to get past several defenders and deliver a cross to his team mates. In his career Mertens didn’t win any big prizes yet. The biggest achievements of Mertens are winning the Dutch national cup with PSV in 2011/2012, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa in 2014 with Napoli.
Highlighted Team (Juventus):
Juventus are considered one of the greatest European football clubs. The Bianconeri (The White and Blacks) have won two Champions League trophies (1985, 1996) and they did well to clinch three UEFA Cup titles (1977, 1990, 1993). The Italian giants have won 32 Serie A trophies and it is well known that a number of star players were part of Juve in the past.
The likes of Alessandro Del Piero, Zinedine Zidane, Michel Platini, Lilian Thuram, Filippo Inzaghi, Pavel Nedved and David Trezeguet all played for Juventus, whilst legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has yet to retire. Juve were stripped two domestic trophies during the “Calciopoli” scandal, but despite being relegated to Serie B, the club quickly brought glory days back to Turin. The Bianconeri used to play their home games at Stadio delle Alpi, but nowadays they welcome their rivals at Juventus Stadium.
The capacity of the stadium is 41,475. La Vechhia Signora (The Old Lady) is yet another nickname of the club. Juve’s biggest rivals are Torino and the two local rivals take on each other in the Turin derby.
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