SSC Napoli host US Lecce at Stadio Via del Mare – Serie A Preview
US Lecce under relegation shadows
Lecce won the Serie B title last season and earned the promotion to the Italian top flight. Things have not been smooth for the Giallorossi in the Italian top flight and they have failed to keep up with the pace of Serie A. Currently, they sit at the 18th spot
in the rankings table, the top spot in the relegation zone.
The team has been poor at away venues and home results have just been just as average for the Salentini. They have won 6, lost 6 and drawn 5 games at home this season, and these performances have not been enough to keep them safe from relegation. The last
5 home games have been different, though, as the Lupi have not lost a match, winning 3 and equalizing on 2 occasions.
With 35 points to their name, the Salentians are just a solitary point adrift of the safety zone outfit, UC Sampdoria. They still have a chance to undo the damage done and make the best of the remaining three games in this season.
Lecce host Napoli at Stadio Via del Mare in the upcoming game and there is little chance for the Lupi to secure even a solitary point from the Neapolitans, as the visitors have been in great form recently.
SSC http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 keen to take the runner-up spot
Napoli have been a consistent performer this season and have been seen amongst the top runners of the Serie A. Last year’s 6th placers were previously in a position to challenge AC Milan for the Scudetto title, but now they’re tracking Inter Milan
by a difference of a single point for the runner-up spot in the Italian top flight.
The Azzurri have been great performers at home and statistics show them ranked 3rd for their output at home. However, the away form has been a bit shaky and the Blues have lost a few valuable points that would’ve made a difference in their current
ranking. Of of the 17 away games, the Partenopei won 6, lost 9 and equalized 2.
Even though the overall form has been lacking uniformity, the last 5 games have shown a different picture as the Azzurri haven’t lost a single game in the last 5 away fixtures, 3 wins and 2 stalemates to show for their efforts. Napoli are keen to get back
their runner-up spot back from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan and playing an easy game against Lecce will help them in achieving their objective.
Team News
US Lecce
Lecce would be missing out on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrea-Bertolacci-c5670 are also unlikely to play, while David Di Michele is suspended.
Daniele Corvia (5 goals) and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rubén-c31827 Olivera (4 goals, 5 assists) will be the key players for the Salentians.
SSC Napoli
The Neapolitans will be missing out on the defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gianluca-Grava-c14824, as he is sidelined with an injury.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073 (6 goals, 11 assists) are the key players for the Azzurri.
Prediction
It would be a Napoli-dominated game, as the home team will not have enough in their cylinders to stop the Azzurri march. Cavani and company would be too hot to handle for the Lupi defence as the game will finish 3-0 in Napoli’s favour.
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