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Juventus are set to play Napoli at the MAPEI Stadium-Citta del Tricolore on Wednesday in the latest edition of the Italian Super Cup.
Juventus come into this game on the back of a 2-0 loss to Antonio Conte's Inter Milan on Sunday at the San Siro.
Goals from veteran Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal and Italy international Nicolo Barella ensured a crucial victory for Inter Milan.
Napoli, on the other hand, thrashed Cesare Prandelli's Fiorentina 6-0 on Sunday at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
A brace from captain Lorenzo Insigne and goals from midfielder Diego Demme, Mexican Hirving Lozano, Poland's Piotr Zielinski and winger Matteo Politano sealed a comfortable win for Gennaro Gattuso's Napoli.
Juventus vs Napoli Head-to-Head
In 36 head-to-head encounters between the two sides, Juventus hold the clear advantage. They have won 19 games, lost 13 and drawn four.
The two clubs last faced each other in the final of last season's Coppa Italia. Napoli beat Juventus on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
Juventus form guide in Serie A: L-W-W-W-L
Napoli form guide in Serie A: W-W-L-W-D
Juventus vs Napoli Team News
Juventus
Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo will be unable to call upon the services of Argentine attacker Paulo Dybala, who is nursing an injury.
It remains to be seen whether Colombian Juan Cuadrado, Brazilian Alex Sandro and Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt have recovered from COVID-19 in time for this game.
Injured: Paulo Dybala
Doubtful: Juan Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, Matthijs de Ligt
Suspended: None
Napoli
Meanwhile, Napoli will be without Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz, who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is out, while there are doubts over the availability of full-back Kevin Malcuit.
Injured: Victor Osimhen
Doubtful: Kevin Malcuit
Suspended: None
Unavailable: Fabian Ruiz
Juventus vs Napoli Predicted XI
Juventus Predicted XI (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny, Danilo, Leonardo Bonucci, Merih Demiral, Gianluca Frabotta, Federico Chiesa, Rodrigo Bentancur, Adrien Rabiot, Aaron Ramsey, Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo
Napoli Predicted XI (4-3-3): Alex Meret, Elseid Hysaj, Amir Rrahmani, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Diego Demme, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Piotr Zielinski, Hirving Lozano, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne
Juventus vs Napoli Prediction
Juventus have struggled this season, and have not looked at their fluent best. The recent loss to Inter Milan heaps more pressure on manager Andrea Pirlo, with Juventus now fifth in Serie A.
Napoli, on the other hand, have done well this season. They have assembled a good squad, and have some talented players. The likes of Kalidou Koulibaly, Lorenzo Insigne and Hirving Lozano have all consistently performed well.
We are expecting a close match in this Super Cup encounter, with Napoli triumphing when all is said and done.
Prediction: Juventus 0-1 Napoli
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