Antonio Conte's men are closing in on a third Scudetto in a row after extending their unbeaten run in the league to 22 matches with a 2-1 win over Parma on Wednesday - a game that also saw them set an Italian top-flight landmark with a 15th straight home win.
they now sit 14 points clear of second-placed Roma with eight games remaining, while Napoli are a further six points adrift and know that another defeat will officially spell the end of any lingering hopes of a miraculous championship challenge.
Napoli's recent loss to Fiorentina saw them fall further behind the league leaders after their early-season promise had faltered from mid-January and into February.
Napoli injuries and suspensions
Out: Juan Zúñiga, Rafael, Christian Maggio (injured). In doubt: None.
Juventus injuries and suspensions
Out: Angelo Ogbonna, Federico Peluso, Andrea Barzagli, Simone Pepe (injured); Carlos Tévez (suspended). In doubt: None.
Projected lineups
Napoli: Pepe Reina; Faouzi Ghoulam, Raúl Albiol, Federico Fernández, Henrique; Jorginho, Gökhan Inler; Lorenzo Insigne, Marek Hamšík, José Callejón; Gonzalo Higuaín.
Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon; Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci, Martín Cáceres; Kwadwo Asamoah, Paul Pogba, Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Stephan Lichtsteiner; Pablo Osvaldo, Fernando Llorente.
Match Date/Time: Sunday, 8:45 p.m. local, 2:45 p.m. ET
Venue: Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy
TV: beIN Sports (U.S. - English), beIN Sports en Español (U.S. - Spanish), RAI Internazionale (U.S. and Canada - Italian), BT Sport 1 (U.K.), Sky Calcio 1, Sky 3D Italia, Sky Sport 1 HD Italia, Premium Calcio, Sky Supercalcio HD (Italy)
Online: beIN Sports Play (U.S. and Canada), BT Sport 1 (U.K.)
Draws against Bologna and Chievo were followed by a defeat to Atalanta, a run of three games that saw their hopes of a first championship since 1990 begin to slip away.
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