Napoli-Roma on the Maradona Stadium is a vital head-to-head conflict for the Champions League spots: with a win, the Partenopei would go +6 over fifth place, whereas Roma, with a victory, would meet up with Napoli at 49 factors, pulling forward of Juventus at 46.
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Conte’s crew comes from an elimination within the Coppa Italia in opposition to Como, whereas within the league they’ve gained their final two matches in opposition to Genoa (on the final minute) and Fiorentina. Gasperini, however, arrives with a win over Cagliari that redeemed the defeat in Udine.
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😈 Malen on fireplace, “burns” Rrahmani however shoots vast
nineteenth MINUTE – Malen is on fireplace, turning each ball right into a scoring likelihood: a easy lengthy ball permits Malen to burn previous Rrahmani—who was properly forward—with 30 meters of tempo. Solely a double restoration forces him to dribble after which shoot, however the shot goes vast.
👀 Hojlund needs a foul from Ndicka
tenth MINUTE – Hojlund chases a ball in behind, will get forward of Ndicka who wraps his arms round his torso. The striker goes down however referee Colombo sees no foul, prompting robust protests from Hojlund and Napoli.
💣 STILL Malen: 1-0 within the seventh minute! Zaragoza with the help
seventh MINUTE – Mancini performs a ball in behind for Zaragoza who sends in a low cross into the field, Malen shoots first time with energy and beats Milinkovic-Savic, who may do nothing in regards to the purpose.
That is his 4th purpose in 6 appearances, the third in a row after final week’s brace in opposition to Cagliari.
🔥 Conte: “We’ll assault Roma, good emotions”
Antonio Conte spoke to DAZN earlier than Napoli-Roma
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“The sentiments are good, we performed an excellent match in opposition to Como, and it will probably occur to exit on penalties within the quarterfinals. The crew is in fine condition, we’re taking part in glorious matches. We’ll attempt to win the ball, to assault Roma as we do with everybody, then we’ll search for options when we now have the ball. Roma is a superb crew, additionally they make depth and aggression their profitable weapons.”
💥 Massara: “Dybala is particular. Renewal? The damage…”
Frederic Massara spoke to DAZN.
“Huge match? We’ve missed the wins however not the performances. Dybala can be missed by any crew, he’s a particular participant, completely different, he has absolute high quality, he makes the distinction in Serie A. The damage doesn’t have an effect on the discussions we’ll have with him and his agent.”
✅ OFFICIAL line-ups
NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Gutierrez, Lobotka, Elmas, Spinazzola; Politano, Vergara; Hojlund.
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ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, N’Dicka, Ghilardi; Celik, Pisilli, Cristante, Wesley; Zaragoza, Pellegrini; Malen.
For Napoli, McTominay is out (damage) and Juan Jesus (suspension). For Roma, Dybala is lacking whereas Soulé is named up however doesn’t begin, his involvement is unlikely based on Sky Sport.
This text was translated into English by Synthetic Intelligence.