Napoli vs Inter Milan – 2019/20 Serie A match preview, predicted line-ups
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Inter Milan and Napoli will go head to head on Monday in 2019/20 Serie A as the season moves ahead. Inter go into this game as the favourites.
Kick-off : 8:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Inter Milan are having a wonderful season given they are winning games and they will look to continue playing their brand of football.
Inter are currently 1st in the points table after 17 games with 42 points. The goal difference is +22.
Napoli as next opponents means a fierce contest and a good one for fans is on our hands. Both teams will have to play really well and up for the occasion.
Antonio Conte has been doing some good things for Inter and we can again expect Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku’s deadly combination to be threatening here. Inter will look to keep a clean sheet.
On the other hand, Napoli are not having that great a season and to find themselves where they are is not what they are used to, so they will look to improve.
Napoli are at present 8th in the points table after 17 matches with 24 points. The goal difference is +5.
Inter Milan will be huge challenge given their current form despite the home advantage. Napoli will have to come out of the shell.
Gennaro Gattuso will have plans for the game and he will look forward to executing that on the pitch. Napoli will have to stop Inter from scoring and then build upon and be good in the final third of the pitch.
Team news and possible line-ups
Fabian Ruiz is doubtful for Napoli for the Inter game. While Kalidou Koulibaly is injured and hence will be unavailable.
As for Inter Milan, Kwadwo Asamoah won’t be available as due to injury.
Napoli XI : Meret, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Hysaj, Rui, Elmas, Allan, Zielinski, Insigne, Callejon, Mertens.
Inter Milan XI : Handanovic, Bastoni, De Vrij, Skriniar, Candreva, Valero, Brozovic, Vecino, Biraghi, Martinez, Lukaku.
Prediction
It will be a good contest as both teams will give their all but I expect Inter Milan to prevail in the contest edging Napoli 2-1.
