At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 7, the 2021-22 Serie A season will usher in a focus battle: Juventus vs Napoli.
Last season, Juventus and Napoli were the main rivals in the competition, and before the end of the last round, Napoli still had the initiative to compete for the fourth, and in the last round, Juventus beat Bologna 4:1 away, which was not enough, but Napoli itself was forced to draw 1-1 at home by Verona. In the end, Juventus ranked fourth with 78 points and Napoli ranked fifth with 77 points, so to speak, it was Napoli itself that ceded Champions League qualification to Juventus.
At the beginning of the season, both have unexpected records, Juventus started with 2 draws and 2 losses in the first 4 rounds of the game, ranking in the Serie A table for a long time outside the top four. Napoli led the way with a winning streak, and it was not until the 9th round of the away draw by Roma that the winning streak was ended.
As the former hegemon of Serie A, Juventus has not had an ideal Record in Serie A this season, mainly because after C Ronaldo left the team, the offensive end lacked a top scorer with a stable output. Recently, there have been rumors that Juventus is preparing to change the center, let Morata go to Barca, and bring in Icardi from Paris.
Letting Morata go is simple, as long as Atletico agrees to end the loan early. According to the Italian media, Greater Paris does not regard Icardi as a non-sale product, as long as Juventus can provide 35 million to 40 million euros in cash, it will release people. But Juventus wants to be a way to introduce a loan-on-lease followed by an optional buyout clause.
Napoli's home base is not as thick as Juventus, and there are main injuries in the squad, and Spalletti has no ruts.
In the current Serie A table, Napoli ranks third with 39 points from 19 wins, 12 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, and Juventus ranks fifth with 19 wins, 10 wins and 4 draws.
Juventus have won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, and are unbeaten in the last 5 serie a serie aancular games with 4 wins and 1 draw.
Napoli have won 3, drawn 2 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches in all competitions, and lost 1-0 at home to weak Spezia in the last round of Serie A, and their record is not stable.
The two sides have met in the past 10 times, with Juventus having the upper hand with 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Last season, Juventus lost 0-1 away to Napoli and won 2-1 at home. In the third round of Serie A this season, Juventus lost 1:2 away to Napoli, and this rematch is both a revenge battle for Juventus and a key battle for the fourth. Juventus, who play at home, have a better chance of winning.