A tight season, which saw all four of Napoli's matches in the Italian Cup see less than 2.5 goals (total per game) and see him keep the clean sheet on three occasions, could bring to mind his last Italian Cup final against Juventus - won 2-0 in 2012, which was also Juventus' only defeat over the past five finals in this tournament.
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Napoli will also have seen both teams manage to score in their last four official games, but remain unbeaten in six games (4 wins, 2 draws). Napoli's games have been tight, with nine of the last ten games that have seen the teams separated by less than 1.5 goals at the end of the game - as has also happened in ten of the last 12 direct clashes between Naples and Juve.
On the hunt for his 14th Italian Cup, Juventus will be careful not to suffer the first goal, considering that he has no wins in the last four official games in which he suffered the opening goal (1 draw, 3 defeats). The 12 wins over the last 18 games before this final (2 draws, 4 defeats) are still decent, although in that sequence the 'Bianconeri' have kept the clean sheet only on seven occasions.
Having scored in the first half in just two of their last seven games, Juventus may take some time to fuel this game, although five of their last seven wins have seen Juve manage to win despite a -1 handicap. However, Juventus have a habit of conceding goals in the final - six of the last seven goals conceded came after the 60th minute of play, as well as the last six goals conceded in direct matches.
Players to watch out for: All three of Lorenzo Insigne's (NAP) goals in the Coppa Italia so far have come during the first half - he also scored in the last direct clash.
Cristiano Ronaldo was Juventus' top scorer in two of his last three Coppa Italia matches, and he has scored in the last two direct matches.
Statistics: there have been four penalties over the four matches of Napoli in the Italian Cup - two have not been transformed.
There have been four penalties, and two red cards, during the four matches of Juventus in the Italian Cup.
The last four direct clashes between Naples and Juve have seen at least six yellow cards each - there have also been a total of three red cards.
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