On this evening at 21:45, two leading teams in the Italian championship - "Napoli" and "Inter", will enter into battle. Before the upcoming intriguing "Serie A" clash, we present to you the preview of this match.
Team form
Both teams are the only ones that have not experienced any losses in the first eight rounds of "Serie A".
"Napoli" in the Italian championship still has not lost any points, but prior to this match, they were unsuccessful in the Champions League match. Napoli's players away were defeated by "Manchester City" 1:2 and midway through this tournament's group stage, they only hold the third position and are at risk of not advancing to the knockout rounds.
Meanwhile, the "Inter" players, who are only competing on the domestic front, have only managed to secure a victory once so far in this season - in the fifth round they played a draw 1:1 away against "Bologna".
Team news
In the "Napoli" club, Arkadiusz Milik, who will not be able to help the team for a long time due to injuries, and Lorenzo Tonelli, who is still not in good shape, will not be available. Until the start of the match, it will also not be clear whether Lorenzo Insigne will participate in the game, who got injured in the match against "Manchester City". Although Napoli hopes that their goalkeeper will be ready for the match, the team's representatives did not dare to predict his chances of appearing on the field on the day before the match.
In the "Inter" club, Marcelo Brozovic, who did not recover in time for the weekend match, will still be unavailable. However, Davide Santon and Joao Cancelo may return to the squad.
Predicted starting lineups:
"Napoli": Reina, Hysaj, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam, Hamsik, Allan, Diawara, Callejon, Mertens, Insigne.
"Inter": Handanovic, D'Ambrosio, Miranda, Skriniar, Nagatomo, Vecino, Gagliardini, Candreva, Valero, Perisic, Icardi.
Interesting facts
The "Inter" club last won away against "Napoli" in the Italian championship back in 1999. Since then, they have experienced 8 defeats and played three draws;
Both of these teams have only conceded five goals together at the beginning of the season. Meanwhile, "Napoli" is also the most prolific team in the league, scoring an average of 3.25 goals per match;
These teams are the only ones that have not experienced any losses in the "Serie A" championship this season;
Last season, "Napoli" not only won both matches against these teams, but also did not concede a single goal in those games;
"Napoli" has not lost points in the Italian championship for thirteen consecutive games;
In the last 41 home matches, "Napoli" has only suffered defeat once. However, that defeat came in a match against Luciano Spalletti's team. The current "Inter" coach, who was working at "Roma" at that time, took a 3-1 victory from Naples last season;
In the history of matches between these teams, out of 36 played matches, the game ended in a draw only seven times;
Luciano Spalletti's team has not experienced defeat in 12 consecutive "Serie A" matches, and his players have only lost points once in this streak.
