Napoli face title test against Juventus

Napoli will put their Serie A title credentials on the line today in a top-of-the-table clash against Juventus that is reviving memories of Diego Maradona's fairytale spell at the club.

Napoli have not won the championship since 1990, three years after Maradona's goals helped the Partenopei to an historic first of two league titles.

And as Walter Mazzarri's side prepare for the mouthwatering clash at Juventus Stadium, the Old Lady of Turin boast an Italian record 28 titles and an unbeaten streak extending to 45 games.

Napoli, however, have plenty going in their favour.

They are playing attractive, attacking football that has left their Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani top of the league scoring charts on six goals and they are the only other unbeaten team in the table.

Although still early in the campaign, the game - historically regarded as a battle between the rich northerners and poor southerners - has dominated headlines for two weeks, relegating Italy's ongoing World Cup campaign to the inside pages.

On fans' forums, memories of Napoli's 3-1 win over Juventus in November 1986, six months before Maradona led them to an historic title triumph, have been evoked. Napoli are also the only team since May 2011, when Juve's unbeaten run began, to beat the Turin side, scoring a 2-0 Italian Cup victory.