A vital clash in the Champions League race will take place on Saturday as second-placed Roma host fifth-placed Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico. Six points separate the two teams, with Sampdoria and Lazio between them. Napoli won the reverse fixture 2-0, that was their third consecutive win against Roma and Jose Callejon scored in each of those games. Roma have the better overall record though, they have won 52 times against Napoli compared to the Partenopei's 41 wins.
Roma have dropped out of the title race after a poor run of just two wins in eleven league games in 2015, with both wins coming against relegation-threatened teams. However, they remained tough to beat as they lost just once this year. They haven't managed to win at home since November and the last two matches were lost, including a painful 3-0 loss against Fiorentina in the Europa League. Roma will be without Gervinho while captain Francesco Totti is in doubt.
Napoli are also going through a rough patch, they haven't won a single league game in March. Just before the international break they nearly got beaten by Atalanta but a late goal from Duvan Zapata rescued a point. They do have a chance to win the Coppa Italia though after a 1-1 draw at Lazio in the first leg of their semi-final clash. They are also through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Gokhan Inler will miss the game through suspension while Michu remains on the injured list.
Probable line-ups:
Roma: De Sanctis - Florenzi, Manolas, Astori, Holebas - Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan, Ljajic - Iturbe, Ibarbo
Napoli: Andujar - Maggio, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam - Gargano, Lopez, Hamsik, Gabbiadini, Callejon - Higuain
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Roma win - 6/5 Draw - 23/10 Napoli win - 12/5
kruno1414
9 years ago
This was a good and hard game on olimpico , Roma had a good start of the game , scored a goal but after it they wasnt that much focused on attack , Napoli had some decent chances but didnt managed to convert , all in all Roma deserved this win .
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Shumar4life
9 years ago
Roma were brilliant today, and they have 10 minutes left today but they deserved 3 points on this match. Napoli also had their chances to score but they didn't use it, and Roma play wisely and with calm, so they managed to be better on this match. I am glad to see that they are improving from the match to match, and it...
Roma were brilliant today, and they have 10 minutes left today but they deserved 3 points on this match. Napoli also had their chances to score but they didn't use it, and Roma play wisely and with calm, so they managed to be better on this match. I am glad to see that they are improving from the match to match, and it would be interesting how will they play next season
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rikimartin4444_115925
9 years ago
This should be a very good and interesting game. Roma is in desperate shape in matches on Olimpico and have this black series to terminate. They will not have an easy task, because the other side is waiting for them Napoli who is in good shape and who is fighting for the Champions League. Napoli has Higuain who is in great...
This should be a very good and interesting game. Roma is in desperate shape in matches on Olimpico and have this black series to terminate. They will not have an easy task, because the other side is waiting for them Napoli who is in good shape and who is fighting for the Champions League. Napoli has Higuain who is in great form and will be a threat for the defense of Rome. However, Roma winning 2-1.
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seculla
9 years ago
Roma lost very meaningful points for them lately and I'm pretty sure that they want to cut that bad form. On the other side, this match will be very important for Napoli, just like sharpe said, because they want to play next year in Champions League. Anyway, it will be very interesting match to watch, and also I expect...
Roma lost very meaningful points for them lately and I'm pretty sure that they want to cut that bad form. On the other side, this match will be very important for Napoli, just like sharpe said, because they want to play next year in Champions League. Anyway, it will be very interesting match to watch, and also I expect at least three goals.
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sharpe
9 years ago
This game is very important for Napoli, the battle for the champions league places is severe this year in seria A, and Napoli will have to show a strong performances till end of season. Still Roma is the home side and will start this game as a favourite but I think every result is possible in the end.
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