On this evening in the "Serie A" championship, two teams from the top four will face each other - "Inter" (58 points, 4th place) and "Napoli" (70 points, 2nd place). With only six rounds left until the end of the championship, this match is very important for both clubs.
Both teams will aim for victory in this match - "Inter" still believes they can surpass the leading "Roma" team in points, while "Napoli" aims to close the gap in points with "Juventus" and win the first "Scudetto" trophy in 26 years. Meanwhile, if they experience failure today, they could not only fall behind the third position, which gives them the opportunity to play in next year's Champions League qualifying matches, but also drop to fifth place in the league standings.
Last weekend, "Inter" ended a series of two winless matches and defeated "Frosinone" 1-0. The match against the team in second-to-last place was not easy, and Mauro Icardi scored the only goal of the match in the 74th minute. This victory was crucial for "Inter," allowing them to take advantage of "Fiorentina's" defeat and return to the top four.
Meanwhile, "Napoli" did not face problems last weekend and despite playing without the suspended Gonzalo Higuain, they defeated "Verona" 3-0. Without their leading striker, who has scored 30 goals this season, "Napoli" will face the challenge again today, as a few weeks ago, in a 1-3 defeat against "Udinese," the Argentine received a red card and a four-match suspension.
Manolo Gabbiadini took Higuain's place on the field in the last round, and after scoring a goal, it is certain that he will start in this match as well. "Napoli" does not have further losses, so Maurizio Sarri can field his strongest lineup. There is no news about injured players in their opponents' team either, so it is expected that Roberto Mancini will trust the same eleven players as in the last round.
Predicted line-ups:
"Inter" (4-4-2): Handanovic; D'Ambrosio, Murillo, Juan Jesus, Alex; Biabiany, Brozovic, Melo, Perisic; Jovetic, Icardi
"Napoli" (4-3-3): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Chiriches, Ghoulam; Lopez, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Gabbiadini, Insigne
Match start: 21:45
Other "Serie A" matches tonight:
16:00 "Bologna" - "Torino"
19:00 "Carpi" - "Genoa"
