Seria A: Napoli welcomes Atalanta as the Old Ladies travels to Udinese

Napoli faces another big test as they welcome Atalanta to the on Sunday.

The league leaders defeated Milan 2-0 in midweek, putting them four points ahead of defending champions Inter.

New head coach, Antonio Conte, have had a remarkable turnaround for the Naples, from last term. Napoli finished 10th in their Scudetto defence, seeing both Rudi Garcia and Walter Mazzarri lose their jobs.

Although, Conte started his Napoli tenure with a 3-0 defeat to Hellas Verona on the opening day of the season, followed with Victor Osimhen saga. They have gone undefeated in their next nine games.

That includes winning the last five league games in a row for the first time since a run of eight under Luciano Spalletti.

Welcoming Atalanta to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Conte aim to become the first coach in the club’s history to win each of his first six home games in Serie A. Napoli have won four of their five league meetings against Atalanta.

Meanwhile, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side are third on the log with a 7-game unbeaten run, since September loss to Como.

They have gone on to win five games and drew two, with all five wins coming in October, out of six games.

The game is expected to be a tough and interesting one as both sides are brilliant teams.

Meanwhile, Juventus visit Udinese, on the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Parma in midweek.

The Old Ladies will hope to return to winning ways, after a loss and two consecutive draws in their last three games.

Despite remaining unbeaten in the league, Thiago Motta’s side have just two wins in their last eight games. This has left Juve in sixth place with 18 points, seven behind leaders Napoli, and 2 points ahead of Udinese.

Juve have been excellent defensively, conceding seven goals from, which is the lowest total in the league.

However, the Bianconeri have conceded six goals in their last two matches, 2-2 with Parma and a 4-4 draw at Inter.

Motta’s boys will have to settle this loophole as they face a scoring Udinese side, who have found the back of the net on ten occasions in 12 games.

They can also take advantage of their strong attacking side and Udinese unstable defense side.

A win could see Juventus leapfrog to the top four, should any of the top-seeded team slips.

Coming from 3-2 slipping loss against Venezia, uprising Udinese will have to do well to avoid another loss.