Napoli wishes to go 13 points clear at the top of the table as they welcome Jose Mourinho’s Roma at the Stadio Diego Maradona on Sunday.
Luciano Spalleti’s men beat Salernitana 2-0 in their last Serie A outing with the Giallorossi also making a winning return against Spezia by 2-0 as well.
NAP vs ROM Match Details
Date: Sunday, 29 January 2023 / Monday, 30 January 2023
Time: 20:45 (CET) / 01:15 (IST)
Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples
NAP vs ROM Match Preview
Napoli prevailed in their ruthless nature by claiming a 2-0 win away at Salernitana with Di Lorenzo scoring an emphatic opener and Victor Osimhen adding his 13th strike of the season in Serie A. It was also the 50th goal for the Nigerian in Europe’s top five leagues. Luciano Spalleti’s men have now claimed 16 wins from 19 matches with two draws and just one loss to show. 46 goals were scored in that period courtesy of their scintillating attack while the defense only conceded 14, both best in the division. With 50 points on board already, Napoli are looking for a grand finish with their Scudetto in their hands proving too much to handle for others in the Italian top-flight. After all, every other team who have reached the half-century point mark halfway in the season has gone on to lift the league title. The Partenopei now could go 13 points clear at the top of the table if they are able to maintain their four-game unbeaten run against AS Roma at home. The league leaders did not suffer any defeat at Stadio Diego Maradona this season and only dropped points once. Half of their overall tally was scored at home letting in only seven goals, once again making them the best of the bunch. Their 5-1 decimation of crisis club Juventus in the last game demonstrated their merciless football again. Against Roma, Napoli will be inclined to do their business as they could not let any more slip-offs like losing to Inter at the start of the year or the shock exit from Coppa Italia in the hands of relegation favorites Cremonese.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma will be eager to end their barren run at Naples and give the table-toppers a reflection of their last victory at this stadium four seasons ago which was a thriller ending in Giallorossi’s favor 4-2. They are optimistic about it sustaining an excellent momentum in their strides. Roma are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competition since their derby loss to city rivals Lazio back in November last year. There have been three victories in that period with two coming in the league including the 2-0 victory over Spezia last weekend. Most importantly, the run has now given them a shot at Champions League football as just a point separates them from the top four. With 37 points on board after 19 games and 11 wins registered, it is looking promising for the side aiming to build on their Europa Conference league triumph last season. The forward-line partnership between Tammy Abraham and Paulo Dybala has been one to watch with both combining for four goals for each which is bettered by only three players in the league. Undoubtedly, the excellent Victor Osimhen and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia pairing for goals rank high in Serie A making it that much harder for Roma to maintain their clean sheets record of three games. Nabbing a point out of league leaders will be enough for the Giallorossi as they have not lost since September on away soil with an easier schedule to go by on paper after this.
Recent Form (all competitions)
NAP: WLWWL
ROM: WWWDW
Recent Form (league)
NAP: WWWLW
ROM: WWDWD
NAP vs ROM Predicted Lineups
NAP: Alex Meret; Di Lorenzo, Kim Min-Jae, Amir Rrahmani, Mario Rui; Zambo Anguissa, Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zielinski; Hirving Lozano, Victor Osimhen, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia
ROM: Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Chris Smalling, Roger Ibanez; Nicola Zalewski, Bryan Cristante, Nemanja Matic, Leonardo Spinazzola; Lorenzo Pellegrini, Paulo Dybala; Tammy Abraham
NAP vs ROM Dream11 Team Prediction
Team 1
GK: Meret (8)
DEF: Di Lorenzo (9), Min-Jae (8), Smalling (8.5), Ibanez (9)
MID: Anguissa (8.5), Zielinski (8.5), Pellegrini (8.5)
FW: Dybala (9), Osimhen (9), Kvaratskhelia (9)
Vice-captain: Kvicha Kvaratskhelia
Captain: Victor Osimhen
Team 2
GK: Meret (8)
DEF: Di Lorenzo (9), Min-Jae (8), Smalling (8.5), Ibanez (9)
MID: Anguissa (8.5), Zielinski (8.5), Pellegrini (8.5)
FW: Dybala (9), Osimhen (9), Abraham (9)
Vice-captain: Paulo Dybala
Captain: Victor Osimhen
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