Oh Mamma, Mamma, Mamma…
Do you know why my heart beats?
Match preview, stats, line-ups and key info for the Serie A showdown at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples 🏟️
Today, 7 December 2025, three games from Matchday 14 of the Italian Serie A are being played. Below you can find the full list of today’s fixtures with kick-off times in CET:
15:00 Cagliari Roma 1-0 (Gaetano)
18:00 Lazio – Bologna
20:45 Napoli – Juventus
In this article on TotalSportNews.com you will find all the information you need about Napoli vs Juventus: details on current form and the head-to-head record between the two sides, the probable line-ups, the kick-off time and the referees appointed for this clash.
At the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the reigning Italian champions host the Old Lady. Both teams have been in Coppa Italia action. Juventus beat Udinese 2-0, while Napoli knocked out Cagliari after a long penalty shoot-out that ended with Vanja Milinković-Savić saving Zito Luvumbo’s spot-kick.
Napoli want to beat Juventus and stay top of the table
Napoli, coached by Antonio Conte, the former Juventus coach, finished Matchday 13 joint top with Milan on 28 points. However, with Inter having already played their early kick-off against Como (result: 4-0), the Nerazzurri have overtaken both Napoli and Milan and now lead the provisional standings on 30 points. So far Napoli have recorded 9 wins and 1 draw, with 3 defeats. At home the Partenopei are still unbeaten: 5-1-0 (12 goals scored and 5 conceded).
Juventus unbeaten in their last 5 Serie A games
Juventus are well off the pace in the league. They currently sit 7th with only 23 points, collected through 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Away from home the Bianconeri have scored just 5 goals in 6 matches (2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses). In their most recent away outing they were held by Fiorentina (1-1). The good news is that, after the defeat in Rome (Lazio 1-0 Juventus) and the dismissal of Igor Tudor, Juventus are unbeaten in Serie A: 2 wins and 2 draws with Luciano Spalletti in the dugout, plus one win under Massimo Brambilla against Udinese.
Antonio Conte vs Luciano Spalletti: the first-ever meeting
Incredible but true: the two coaches have never faced each other from the touchline. Let’s quickly revisit the careers of two of the greatest Italian managers.
Luciano Spalletti began his coaching career back in 1993, taking charge of Empoli (1993–1998), then Sampdoria (1998–1999), Venezia (1999–2000), Udinese (2001), Ancona (2002), again Udinese (2002–2005) and then Roma (2005–2009). During Spalletti’s spell at Roma, Antonio Conte began his coaching career in Serie B with Arezzo (2006), before moving to Bari, where he won the Serie B title in 2009.
When Antonio Conte arrived at Atalanta in Serie A, Luciano Spalletti moved to Russia to take over at Zenit St. Petersburg, where he coached from 2009 to 2014. Those were the very years in which Conte, after leading Siena to promotion to Serie A, brought Juventus back to glory with three consecutive Scudetti (2011–2014).
From 2014 to 2016 Antonio Conte was in charge of the Italian national team and, just as Spalletti was returning to Serie A (Roma 2016–2017 and Inter 2017–2019), Conte moved to Chelsea (2016–2018). In 2019 Conte replaced Spalletti in the Inter dugout. Conte then went on to coach Tottenham (2021–2023), while Spalletti took over at Napoli (2021–2023). Spalletti won the Scudetto with Napoli and then took charge of the Italian national team. Conte replaced Spalletti at Napoli and delivered a fourth league title at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
After Igor Tudor was dismissed, Juventus appointed Luciano Spalletti and tonight we will finally see Antonio and Luciano go head to head.
Napoli vs Juventus Head to Head
In the last 8 meetings Juventus have managed to beat Napoli only once: Juventus 1-0 Napoli (8 December 2023). Napoli have won each of the last six games played at home against Juventus:
26/01/2020 – Napoli vs Juventus 2-1
13/02/2021 – Napoli vs Juventus 1-0
11/09/2021 – Napoli vs Juventus 2-1
13/01/2023 – Napoli vs Juventus 5-1
03/03/2024 – Napoli vs Juventus 2-1
25/01/2025 – Napoli vs Juventus 2-1
Napoli’s Form Going into the Game
After the heavy Champions League defeat in Eindhoven (PSV Eindhoven 6-2 Napoli), Napoli have lost only one of their last nine matches in all competitions, managing to cope with a number of recent serious injuries such as Kevin De Bruyne’s at the end of October and Frank Zambo Anguissa’s in mid-November.
These are Napoli’s results since the loss in Eindhoven:
03/12/2025 – Napoli 1-1 Cagliari (Napoli won 9-8 on penalties, Coppa Italia)
30/11/2025 – Roma 0-1 Napoli
25/11/2025 – Napoli 2-0 Qarabağ
22/11/2025 – Napoli 3-1 Atalanta
09/11/2025 – Bologna 2-0 Napoli
04/11/2025 – Napoli 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
01/11/2025 – Napoli 0-0 Como
28/10/2025 – Lecce 0-1 Napoli
25/10/2025 – Napoli 3-1 Inter
Juventus’ Form Going into the Game
Juventus are slowly but steadily becoming a “Spalletti team”: compact, structured and increasingly fluid between the lines. The turning point in Norway against Bodø/Glimt seems to have unlocked the Bianconeri mentally, with Kenan Yildiz emerging as the awaited creative leader and Jonathan David finally looking comfortable in the black-and-white shirt. Defensively, absences at centre-back have forced Juventus to adapt, with Teun Koopmeiners dropping deeper and Fabio Miretti adding energy and personality in midfield.
There are very positive signs also from Francisco Conceição, who is capable of dribbling past opponents for fun, creating chances, providing assists and frequently getting shots away.
At the back, Juventus have to cope with the absences of key centre-backs Bremer and Federico Gatti, as well as the recent loss of Rugani. For the time being, Teun Koopmeiners is giving the defence a big support, while in midfield Fabio Miretti has also started to make a major contribution.
Diego Armando Maradona: the eternal symbol of Napoli and his battles with Juventus
When Diego Armando Maradona arrived in Naples in the summer of 1984, he joined a club that had never won the Scudetto and a city searching for sporting, social and even cultural redemption. In a short space of time, the Argentine number 10 transformed Napoli from a mid-table side into a dominant force in Italian football. With him on the pitch, the club enjoyed the most glorious spell in its history: two league titles (1986/87 and 1989/90), a Coppa Italia (1986/87), a Supercoppa Italiana (1990) and, above all, the 1989 UEFA Cup. Beyond the trophies, though, Maradona left something even deeper: the idea that Napoli could look “the North” in the eye – and often beat it – a North embodied like few others by Juventus.
Clashes against Juventus were never just matches: they were episodes in a sporting rivalry that went far beyond the pitch. On one side, Italy’s most decorated and best-structured club, the ultimate expression of bianconero power; on the other, a team which, thanks to Maradona, was in the process of rewriting its own history. Every Napoli vs Juventus became the perfect stage for the genius of the Pibe de Oro, especially when up against stars such as Michel Platini, called Le Roi, the symbol of a different kind of footballing elegance.
One of the most iconic moments of Maradona’s Napoli career is tied precisely to a game against Juventus: the famous free-kick on 3 November 1985 at the Stadio San Paolo. Faced with an extraordinarily tall wall and Stefano Tacconi in goal, Diego struck a ball that seemed impossible to get over and down in time: a tiny trajectory, a wicked arc, the ball dipping under the crossbar. It was an almost unreal piece of technique that instantly entered legend. That goal was not just a spectacular highlight, but a symbol: the day Naples understood that, with Maradona, it could truly challenge anyone – Juventus included.
In the following years, meetings with the Bianconeri often revolved around him. When Napoli were fighting for the title, beating Juventus was not just about two points (three points have been introduced in 1994 in Serie A): it was a statement of intent. Maradona embodied that spirit perfectly. You could see it in the way he demanded the ball in decisive moments, in the courage with which he approached the biggest games, in his ability to turn a free-kick, a dribble or an assist into moments etched forever in the collective memory of the fans.
Today, with the stadium now bearing his name – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – every encounter with Juventus is inevitably linked to his genius.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZnjHKuO_7A
Probable Line-Ups 🎽
Napoli 🫏
(3-4-2-1)
GK 32 Vanja Milinković-Savić (9/-7) 6.67
CB 31 Sam Beukema (7/1) 6.75
CB 13 Amir Rrahmani (6/0) 6.33
CB 4 Alessandro Buongiorno (10/0) 6.20
RB 22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo (13/0) 6.27
AM 20 Eljif Elmas (10/0) 6.05
CM 8 Scott McTominay (12/2) 7.25
LB 17 Mathías Olivera (9/0) 5.89
RW 7 David Neres (11/3) 7.18
LW 70 Noa Lang (10/1) 6.39
CF 19 Rasmus Hojlund (9/2) 7.11
Team Manager 🧑🏫
Antonio Conte
Reserves 🔁
GK 14 Nikita Contini (0/0) 0.00
GK 25 Mathias Ferrante (0/0) 0.00
CB 5 Juan Jesus (10/0) 5.85
RB 30 Pasquale Mazzocchi (1/0) 6.00
CB 35 Luca Marianucci (1/0) 6.00
LB 37 Leonardo Spinazzola (9/1) 6.88
AM 26 Antonio Vergara (1/0) 0.00
RW 21 Matteo Politano (13/0) 6.15
CF 69 Giuseppe Ambrosino (2/0) 5.25
CF 27 Lorezo Lucca (12/1) 6.31
Not available players ❌
GK 1 Alex Meret (4/-4) 6.00
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku (0/0) 0.00
AM 11 Kevin De Bruyne (8/4) 8.12
DM 6 Billy Gilmour (9/1) 6.75
CM 99 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (11/4) 7.86
LB 3 Miguel Gutierrez Ortega (7/0) 6.00
DM 68 Stanislav Lobotka (10/0) 6.28
Juventus 🦓
(3-4-2-1)
GK 16 Michele Di Gregorio (11/-10) 5.68
CB 15 Pierre Kalulu (13/0) 6.23
CB 6 Lloyd Kelly (11/1) 6.09
AM 8 Teun Koopmeiners (12/0) 5.86
CM 22 Weston McKennie (12/0) 6.00
DM 5 Manuel Locatelli (Capt.) (12/0) 6.04
CM 19 Khéphren Thuram (12/1) 6.46
LM 27 Andrea Cambiaso (11/1) 6.32
RW 7 Francisco Conceição (10/1) 6.40
LW 10 Kenan Yildiz (12/4) 7.75
CD 30 Jonathan David (12/1) 6.40
Team Manager 🧑🏫
Luciano Spalletti
Reserves 🔁
GK 1 Mattia Perin (2/-2) 5.25
GK 42 Simone Scaglia (0/0) 0.00
LB 32 Juan Cabal (4/1) 7.17
LB 40 Jonas Rouhi (0/0) 0.00
CB 44 Pedro Felipe de Jesus Gómes “Pedro Felipe” (0/0) 0.00
RM 25 João Mário Neto Lopes “João Mário” (8/0) 5.57
LM 18 Filip Kostić (8/2) 7.57
CM 21 Fabio Miretti (2/0) 5.75
AM 17 Vasilije Adzić (5/1) 7.38
RW 11 Edon Zhegrova (3/0) 5.83
CF 20 Loïs Openda (10/0) 5.79
Not available players ❌
GK 23 Carlo Pinsoglio (0/0) 0.00
CB 3 Gleison Bremer Silva Nascimento “Bremer” (4/0) 6.75
CB 24 Daniele Rugani (5/0) 6.00
CB 4 Federico Gatti (10/1) 6.45
CF 9 Dušan Vlahović (13/3) 7.04
CF 14 Arkadiusz Milik (0/0) 0.00
Abbreviations
AM = Attacking Midfield
AT = Attacker
CB = Central Back
CF = Rasmus Hojlund
CM = Central Midfield
DM = Defensive Midfield
FA = Fantasista
GK = Goalkeeper
LB = Left Back
LW = Left Winger
RB = Right Back
RW = Right Winger
Sources 🧐
Average ratings (included bonuses): Fanta.soccer (https://www.fanta.soccer/it/)
Line-ups: Gazzetta dello Sport (www.gazzetta.it)
Player numbers: Transfermarkt (www.transfermarkt.com)
Results, statistics, tables: Flashscore (www.flashscore.com)
Where to watch Juventus vs Napoli ⚽📺
Argentina: Disney+ Premium Argentina, ESPN2 Argentina
Brazil: Disney+ Premium Brazil, Sky+, ESPN4 Brazil
China: Zhibo8, Migu, QQ Sports LIve
Indonesia: Vidio, ANTV
International: Bet365 (Gaming Streaming)
Italy: DAZN Italia, SkyGo Italia
Japan: DAZN Japan
Mexico: Disney+ Premium Mexico, ESPN Mexico
Qatar and Saudi Arabia: Starzplay, Shasha, STC TV
South Africa: DStv App, Supersport Football
USA: Paramount+, fuboTV, DAZN USA, Foxsports.com, FOX Deportes
Rest of the world: Check local listings at this link:
https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/juventus-vs-napoli/1xeup#5299995
Who will win this clash?
Share your predictions in the comments.
Follow all the day’s emotions on TotalSportNews.
Because with us, you know where your heart beats. ❤️⚽
Oh mamma mamma mamma
Oh mamna mamma mamma
Sai perchè mi batte il Corazón
Ho visto Maradona
Ho visto Maradona
Oh mamma inamorato sò..
–
Image: Jack Hunter, via Unsplash (edited with text).
unsplash.com/@jacktthunter