Juventus and Napoli will collide during the weekend, and Massimiliano Allegri arrives at the meeting in a less precarious spot than Luciano Spalletti. The Partenopei followed up the draw with Roma with a convincing win over Monza. They have partially righted the ship in the UEFA Champions League as well, beating Bodo/Glimt midweek.

According to Sky, the Azzurri have lost Stanislav Lobotka for a while due to an ankle injury. However, most of their other stars have rounded into shape. Rasmus Hojlund snapped out of his scoring slump, Scott McTominay had a brace in the last UEFA Champions League tilt, and Frank Anguissa is also close to his past levels too.

While Allegri has found consistency with a more aggressive scheme, 4-3-3, Luciano Spalletti will have to go back to the drawing board. His latest tweak, a 3-5-2, quickly sputtered versus Genoa after looking good against Lecce. The Bianconeri were listless in the first half, and the coach is under heavy scrutiny, Corriere della Sera reports.

The Old Lady’s management has often preached stability, but the results have been very disappointing. The two sides are level in 7^th place, already trailing Inter and Lazio by nine points.

Our Take on Allegri and Spalletti

Both have been underwhelming, but the big difference is that the Napoli players, despite some gaffes and blackouts, seem to be following the gaffer and play hard for him; instead, the Bianconeri ones often look so sloppy and apathetic and totally at the mercy of the opponents, raising legitimate questions about whether the manager has lost the locker room. They could improve quickly with a boss who could set them straight and remove silly mistakes. Plus, it’s worth noting that he wasn’t appointed by the current hierarchy.

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