Serie A Preview: Napoli vs. Parma
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 will host Parma in match day 7 encounter of the 2011/12 Serie A at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday, 15 October 2011.
The Neapolitan have had a decent start to the ongoing season and are placed 3rd in the league with 10 points from 5 games thus far. On the other hand, Parma have started to find some form after a stuttering start to
the campaign.
Napoli
Walter Mazzarri’s men have introduced themselves as genuine title contenders after comprehensive victories over A.C Milan and Inter Milan respectively. The Azzurri will be looking to carry the winning momentum and dethrone Juventus
on top of the league table for at least 24 hours. Napoli have the tendency to slip up against weaker oppositions and Mazzarri has already warned his team against complacency.
The tactician said in the Press Conference, “Parma have important values and that is the only thing that matters at this time. I told the players and they have understood.”
Parma
The Yellow and Blue have struggled on the road throughout the ongoing season and are yet to register a point in the two away games played this season thus far. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Franco-c14050 Colomba will be hoping that his team does not rely too much
on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sebastian-Giovinco-c32724, as the Italian has scored five of the six goals scored by the club this season.
Parma’s last victory against Napoli came in the Coppa Italia meeting where they won 3-1 in 2006.
Team News
Napoli
Mazzarri will be happy to have a full strength squad at his disposal for this tie. The tactician has already mentioned that he will not rest his superstars for the game as he has done before each of his team’s UEFA Champions League
matches.
Star striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Goran-Pandev-c15161 are the only casualties for the Azzurri.
Expected line-up: De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica; Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Dossena; Hamsik, Lavezzi; Cavani
Parma
The visitors also have their full strength squad available for the game, as only Hernan Crespo is missing from the squad. Colomba is expected to shuffle his midfield and give chance to some of his experienced players for the game.
Expected line-up: Mirante; Zaccardo, Paletta, A Lucarelli, Gobbi; Biabiany, Morrone, Jadid, Modesto; Giovinco, Floccari
Players to Watch
Edinson Cavani
Cavani sprained his ankle recently in the 2-0 win over Villarreal and missed his club’s important league match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan recently. The striker returned to fitness and scored in Uruguay’s international friendly recently.
El-Matador is certainly one of the strongest candidates for the Golden Boot award and his team has high hopes of him to guide them to success this season.
Sebastian Giovinco (Parma)
The pocket-sized striker has been in phenomenal form since the start of the 2011/12 season and is leading the goal-scoring chart thus far. The former Juventus star has scored five of the six goals scored by the Ducali outfit so
far this season. His impressive performances for the club have earned him a regular place in the Italian national team too.
Prediction
Napoli emerged victorious in both of the league meetings between the two sides last season and are expected to repeat the same performance this time around too.
Verdict: 2-0
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