Soccer - Tension mounts as Higuain braces for Napoli return

Football Soccer - Sampdoria v Juventus - Italian Serie A - Marassi stadium, Genoa, Italy - 19/03/17 - Juventus' Gonzalo Higuain reacts during the match against Sampdoria. REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain will return to Napoli on Sunday for the first time since his acrimonious departure in July, adding further fuel to the often bitter rivalry between the clubs.

The Serie A match also represents third-placed Napoli's last, faint hope of catching the championship leaders and, if that were not enough, bad feeling is still simmering after a controversial Italian Cup match between them four weeks ago.