Coppa Italia: Juventus vs Napoli preview

Serie A champions Juventus take on bitter rivals Napoli on Tuesday at Juventus Stadium in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-finals clash. Juventus have beaten Napoli in the last three home meetings, including a 2-1 Serie A victory earlier this season. Overall, Juventus won four of the last six direct meetings, with the other two matches going Napoli's way. Juventus have not lost a match since January 15th, when they lost 2-1 at Fiorentina in Serie A. Since then they collected nine consecutive wins in all competitions, putting themselves in pole position for yet another Serie A title. They also got off to a good start in the Champions League knockout rounds, with a 2-0 first-leg win at FC Porto last week, followed by a quiet 2-0 Serie A victory over Empoli last weekend. Head coach Massimiliano Allegri has no injury concerns for this match. After a long unbeaten streak in Serie A, Napoli were stunned by Atalanta and lost 2-0 at home last weekend. That result complicates the battle for a top three spot between Roma, Napoli and Atalanta, and puts a serious dent in Maurizio Sarri's players ahead of the big clash with Juventus. Elseid Hysaj is suspended for this match after getting sent off in the previous round, while Allan and Lorenzo Tonelli remain injured. Probable line-ups: Juventus: Buffon - Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Rugani, Sandro - Pjanic, Khedira - Cuadrado, Dybala, Mandzukic - Higuain Napoli: Reina - Maggio, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam - Zielinski, Diawara, Hamsik - Callejon, Milik, Insigne My prediction: Juventus to win 2-1. Here are the odds for the match at Bet365: Juventus win - 1.73 Draw - 3.50 Napoli win - 5.00