Napoli and Internazionale meet at Stadio San Paolo, in a match for the 37 th round of Serie A. the Internazionale won at home by (1-0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 26-12 -2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 21-10-2017, in a match for Serie A that ended in a draw by (0-0).
Napoli:
After 23 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses, the home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 76 points won. In their last match, they won in an away match against SPAL, by (1-2), after in the previous match they won (2-1) at home, against Cagliari. For the championship, Napoli won 20 points out of 30 possible, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 home matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 10 times, but got the comeback in 4.
Napoli came into this game with a 2-1 victory in the SPAL field trip, thus recording the third consecutive win in the Italian championship: the goals of the team were scored by Allan and Mário Rui. It is important to underline that the home club has already guaranteed the second position in the qualifying table. In this clash with Inter Milan, coach Carlo Ancelotti must keep the team 4-4-2, benefiting possession of the ball and paused attacks: Fabián Ruiz is the big responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. On the other hand, Milik is still the great highlight of Naples, with 17 goals. Out of this game for physical problems will be Ospina and Chiriches.
Inter:
After 19 wins, 9 draws and 8 losses, the away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 66 points won. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Udinese, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Chievo, by (2-0). In the last 10 away league matches Internazionale has a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 18 points out of 30 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 36 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 18 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).
Inter Milan left for this motivated match, after a 2-0 victory against Chievo, thus adding the seventh consecutive game without losing in this competition: the goals were scored by Politano and Perisic. At this moment the visiting club is very well positioned to conquer a place in the next Champions League. Coach Luciano Spalletti will act with four men in the defense, three in the midfield and three in the attack, with Mauro Icardi being the team’s most permanent reference: this player is the best Inter Milan marker, with 10 goals scored. However, the great master and brain of this team is the Belgian Nainggolan, player with great quality of pass and vision of the game. For this game the visiting coach has Politano and Stefan de Vrij in doubt.
