Serie A Preview: Can Napoli keep up the heat on Juventus?

Tips and odds for Italian weekend action

It was a fruitless international break for the Italian National Team, so the return of Serie promises to be a welcome relief for Gli Azzurri fans. 

Napoli host Fiorentina in the game of the weekend. Meanwhile, the top two meet at the Allianz Stadium, as Juventus take on Sassuolo. The Coral News Team has taken an in-depth look at those matches, as well as providing an overview of the rest of the Italian top-flight action.

Napoli v Fiorentina

Carlo Ancelotti enjoyed a perfect start to life as Napoli manager – until Sampdoria rocked up and inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Partenopei last time out. The Italian boss faces another tough assignment this weekend. Fiorentina have started the season with two wins from two and won 3-0 when the sides met towards the end of the previous campaign.

This one should be much tighter, especially with the respective firepower of either team. Marco Benassi has three goals in two games for the visitors. Midfielder Piotr Zielinski has two in three for the hosts.

Napoli have won 10 of their last 12 home matches. They’re 8/13 to collect another three point haul on Saturday. Alternatively, a fourth draw in six meetings between the sides is 3/1. You can back 1-1 stalemate at 7/1.

Juventus v Sassuolo

Plenty would have predicted Juventus topping the table after three matches. But not many would have had Sassuolo hanging onto their coattails following the international break.