Juve and Inter continue game of cat-and-mouse at top of Serie A

The game of cat-and-mouse at the top of Serie A continues this weekend when Juventus can go top once again with a win over Napoli on Friday before Inter Milan take on Udinese on Saturday.

Inter still lead the way in what is increasingly looking like a two-horse race for the title, with Juventus, two points behind, now matching them stride for stride.

The last eight rounds of games have seen both sides win six and draw two, and that includes the 1-1 stalemate they played out when they met in Turin two weeks ago.

In the opening 14 games, Inter and Juve have suffered just one defeat, both losing to Sassuolo. They have both drawn at home to Bologna, meaning the only difference between them so far is Juve's draw at Atalanta, whereas Inter came away with a win.

Now Juventus must follow in Inter's footsteps by winning their clash with last season's Scudetto winners Napoli. Inter put paid to any hopes of Napoli mounting a title defence under new manager Walter Mazzarri with a 3-0 win in Naples on Sunday.

That left Napoli 11 points adrift of the leaders, and even the most optimistic fan must surely admit defeat at this point, leaving AC Milan as the only side who could possibly challenge the top two, but they have a six point deficit to make up.

Juve need to be wary, however, of Napoli's impressive away form this season. Their defeat at home to Inter last weekend was their fourth league loss in Naples this season, but on the road in Serie A they are unbeaten in seven games.

In those seven games they have won five, and their 17 point haul away from home is second only to Inter, who have two points more from their travels.

Juventus have captain Danilo back, the Brazilian defender came on as a substitute in last weekend's 2-1 win over