Naples – Verona. Forecast and announcement for the match of the Italian championship

Napoli – Verona will play their match in the 19th round of Serie A on January 7. The confrontation is scheduled to start at 19:30 Kyiv time.

Napoli

The Neapolitans are already used to expecting high results, this season the club is fighting for the Scudetto with two Milanese clubs. So far, Antonio Conte’s men are third in Serie A, but only two points behind the leaders. In the last round, the team beat Lazio on the road with a score of 2:0, Politano scored two assists in the first half.

The club recently won the Italian Super Cup, which clearly gave the players confidence. Injuries will not allow such performers as: Angissa, Bekema, De Bruyne, Gilmore, Lukaku, Lucca is sick, Mazzocki is disqualified, Neres is in question.

Verona

This season, the Mastiffs have to fight for survival, occupying 18th place in the league table, ahead of the additional figures of two rivals, with a game in hand. The gap from the saving 17th place is three points.

Verona had a bit of a run-up in December when they won two matches in a row, but after that, two defeats followed with the same score of 0-3, first conceding away to Milan and then at home to Torino. Under such circumstances, it will be incredibly difficult to grab points away from home against the reigning champion. Suslov will not play due to an injury, and Belgali has been called up to the national team, his participation in the Akpa Akpro field is questionable.

Personal meetings

Recently, the Neapolitans have a significant advantage in face-to-face confrontations, only one defeat in nine matches. The teams exchanged home wins last season, with Verona winning 3-0 and Napoli responding 2-0.

Forecast

The Neapolitans are quoted as big favorites of this confrontation. Conte’s wards are higher in class, in better shape, and show stable results in the championship. I think that the hosts will control the course of the meeting, although it should be understood that two motivated teams will enter the field. I will bet here on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of -1.5 goals for 2.1.