Serie A Game of the Week: Napoli Vs Juventus 1/3/13

The two top teams in the Italy come up against each other in the Serie A Game of the Week this weekend, when Napoli host Champions Juventus on Friday night in Naples. A win is a must for the home side if they are going to push Juve all the way for the title, as they currently sit 6 points behind The Old Lady in second place. You would think that a win for Juve will end Napoli's hope of a first Serie A title since 1990.

Juventus will go into the game as favourites, as they won 2-0 in the return fixture back in October, and Napoli haven't been in the best of form themselves recently, winning just 2 of the last 6, drawing their last 3 league games to Udinese, Sampdoria and Lazio, scoring just one in those 3 games.

Player to watch: Even though he hasn't scored since Napoli's 1-1 draw with Fiorentina on January 20th, the Serie A top scorer with 18 goals Edinson Cavani is the Player to Watch in Friday's match. Napoli have struggled to score of late, which is no coincidence with Cavani's barren spell in front of goal, but they will be hoping he is back to his best if they are to beat the Champions.

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