Internazionale vs Napoli – Serie A – Preview

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Sreya

Internazionale vs Napoli – Internazionale hosts Napoli at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano on 11th March, Sunday in a crucial Serie A fixture.

Napoli have ceded control of the Serie A title challenge after losing 2-4 to AS Roma in their last game. Although they are still league leaders with sixty-nine points, Juventus who are in excellent form and have sixty-eight points, have played a game less.

Internazionale are fifth in the league standings with fifty-one points and won 2-0 against Benevento in their previous league outing.

Team News

Internazionale do not have any injury or suspension concerns, but Napoli will be without the injured Faouzi Ghoulam and Vlad Chiriches.

Internazionale Possible Starting Lineup: Samir Handanovic, Joao Cancelo, Miranda, Milan Skriniar, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Roberto Gagliardini, Matias Vecino, Antonio Candreva, Marcelo Brozovic, Ivan Perisic, Mauro Icardi.

Napoli Possible Starting Lineup: Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Raul Albiol, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mario Rui, Allan, Jorginho, Marek Hamsik, Jose Callejon, Dries Mertens, Lorenzo Insigne.

“We must bounce back straight away now for our fans and get back to doing what we’ve done up to now. You can lose a match but you mustn’t lose belief in your ability. We must look forward immediately. We have a big match, a difficult match at the San Siro and we have to go there confident that we can continue battling it out at the top.”

– Jorginho, Napoli.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Internazionale vs Napoli H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in two wins and two losses for either side and one draw.

Napoli are undefeated in their last twenty-six Serie A away games, while Internazionale have remained unbeaten in twenty-five of their previous twenty-eight league games. Also, Napoli have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Inter in all competitions.

A 1-0 win for Napoli is the most likely result tonight.