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Evening all, and welcome to Napoli v Juventus!

Serie A / Matchday 26
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona / 03.03.2019
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Pete Sharland

Updated 03/03/2019 at 21:28 GMT


19:12
19:08
When these last met...
19:03
I'd assume that Allegri is resting Betancur for Atletico, except that game isn't for another ten days. Can is a nice passer and a physical presence, but he's slow, and isn't good enough to compensate for that with technique.
19:01
Anyway, title over or not it should be an absolutely steaming night inside the San Paolo. Imagine what they could do if they stuck seats where that ludicrous cinder track is.
18:56
18:52
As for Juve, who won 1-0 at Bologna last week, they bring in Chiellini for De SRugani, Pjanic for Betancur and Emre Can for Di Sciglio. The reorganisation means that Cancelo is at right-back, not right-wing, while Dybala remains on the bench. I suppose it's easy to do that when you keep winning titles, but for those who enjoy artistry, it's a shame.
18:49
After last week's 4-0 win at Parma, Insigne replaces Mertens in Napoli's 4-4-2. That's a nice choice for Carlo Ancelotti to have.
18:45
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18:41
Let's check in on the teams, then.
18:38
I'd say it's do or die for Napoli, except to all intents and purposes, they're dead already. A win puts them 10 points behind Juventus, and there's frankly no way they're resolving that situation with just 13 games left to play. Juve even gave them a chance by starting slowly, but they couldn't capitalise, so here we are.