Napoli will look to clinch their eighth straight Serie A victory on Sunday afternoon when they welcome Carpi to the Stadio San Paolo for their round 24 fixture.
The Serie A leaders have been in outstanding form of late, having amassed 21 goals in their last six Serie A matches, incredibly only one less than their weekend opponents have scored all season.
However the visitors have shown some impressive form of their own recently and in fact were still undefeated in Serie A this year up until their heartbreaking late 2-1 loss to Fiorentina on Wednesday, where they conceded an injury time goal to Mauro Zarate.
Despite lying in 19th, the Biancorossi are five points from positions of safety and given their recent competitiveness, will still consider themselves an outside chance of survival.
The clubs have met only once before, being this season’s round five fixture at the Stadio Alberto Braglia where Carpi pulled off a shock result by holding the Neapolitans to a 0-0 draw and earning their second ever Serie A point.
Though Fabrizio Castori will know the trip to Naples will present arguably their toughest challenge yet since their heroic rise from the Serie B last season.
The biggest goal-scoring threat will no doubt come from Gonzalo Higuain who continues his remarkable run of form, boasting 23 Serie A goals from 23 games and the Argentinian will back himself to net at least one more on Sunday.
Maurizio Sarri welcomes back Allan and Elseid Hysaj to his squad following their one match suspension, however loses Jorginho for the Carpi match through another one-match ban.
Castori will be without two players of his own to yell-card suspensions with Riccardo Gagliolo and Lorenzo Lollo unavailable for the trip.
A result for Napoli would ensure they remain at the top of Serie A while a surprise victory for the visitors could see them jump Frosinone and move to within striking distance of climbing out of the relegation zone.
Form Guide: Napoli (W-W-W-W-W) Carpi (L-W-D-D-L)
Napoli: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Valdifiori, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuain, Insigne
Carpi: Belec; Zaccardo, Suagher, Poli; Sabelli, Crimi, Porcari, Martinho, Pasciuti; Di Gaudio, Lasagna.
Source: forzaitalianfootball.com