There are nine previous matches of the Italian Cup between Juventus
and Napoli: Juventus ahead in the
counting of successes for four to three. Juventus have passed the turn in the
only previous Italian Cup with Napoli challenges in return, double success to
the finals of the 1999/00 first knockout round.
Match Details:
Juventus vs. Napoli
Coppa Italia Semi-final
Date: 28 February 2017,
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Juventus Stadium
The big match of Tuesday, February 28 between Juventus and Napoli opened the first leg of the 2016/17 Italian Cup semifinals.
The Juventus Stadium will be the scene of a clash which in recent years has
always given great emotions and will see Gonzalo Higuain again challenge his
past after having already played a trick against his former team in the league.
At the Stadium staged the first leg of the semifinals of the Italian Cup final between Juventus and
Napoli. The Bianconeri do not want to stop their race to the treble despite the
technical Allegri do not even want to hear.
The last match between these two teams in the Italian Cup
dates back to the 2012 final won 2-0 by the Azzurri. Juventus have not drawn any of their last 15 games played in the
Italian Cup: 11 wins and four losses.
The Bianconeri have played 17 times the semi-finals of the Italian Cup challenges. Juve have conceded three
goals in their last two home games in the competition, as many as he had
received in the previous five home games.
Napoli has not won an away match of Italian
Cup since September 2003: two draws and six defeats since then. The Azzurri
have lost all six games played at the Juventus Stadium, scoring two goals and
conceding 14.