Comments and predictions for Napoli vs Hellas Verona: Returning empty-handed
Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the performance, football commentary and predicts the score of the match Napoli vs Hellas Verona, taking place at 2:45 a.m. on January 12 within the framework of Serie A.
Latest Napoli vs Hellas Verona team information
Napoli wingers Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Matteo Politano are being closely watched as they both near their return from injury. However, Antonio Conte is unlikely to change his starting line-up.
Romelu Lukaku will continue to receive support from David Neres and Leonardo Spinazzola in attack. Further down the line, Mathias Olivera is said to have overcome a calf injury and will take over at left-back.
Conte - who is expected to sign midfielder Phillip Billing on loan from Bournemouth - will continue to be without key centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno, with Juan Jesus set to continue to man the centre of defence.
Verona travel south with significant losses as both regular starters are suspended. Suat Serdar was sent off in the second half of the draw with Udinese, while Jackson Tchatchoua has picked up five yellow cards in Serie A.
In addition, Martin Frese, Juan Cruz and Abdou Harroui are also sidelined with various injuries.
Among the new recruits who have made their Serie A debuts this season, Hellas striker Casper Tengstedt has made a name for himself with six goals (three at home, three away). He will form an attacking duo with Amin Sarr in the next match.
Latest predicted lineup Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Napoli:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka; Neres, McTominay, Spinazzola; Lukaku
Hellas Verona:
Montipo; Dawidowicz, Coppola, Ghilardi; Lazovic, Duda, Belahyane, Bradaric; Suslov; Sarr, Tengstedt
Latest football commentary Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Taking advantage of Atalanta BC's busy Supercoppa Italiana campaign, Napoli took the top spot in Serie A last weekend with a convincing away win over high-flying Fiorentina.
David Neres opened a memorable evening at the Stadio Franchi with a fine goal, before Romelu Lukaku doubled the lead from the penalty spot and Scott McTominay sealed the deal, making it three goals and three points to start 2025 on a promising note.
Napoli finished the first half of the season with 44 points - the club's third-best tally this century - and they showed great determination in the race for the title alongside Atalanta and defending champions Inter Milan.
Antonio Conte's side have kept the most clean sheets in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 11 games without conceding their best tally so far in any campaign since 1986.
Although Napoli are unbeaten in their last 19 home Serie A meetings with Verona (14 wins), they will not be taking Sunday's game lightly, still haunted by the shock of their opening day defeat under Conte.
Given Napoli's solid defensive record since then, the shock 3-0 defeat to Verona at the Stadio Bentegodi on opening day was all the more remarkable.
After Daniel Mosquera scored twice to upset the 2023 Scudetto champions in August, Hellas are aiming for a historic double over their southern rivals for the first time in their history. Given their recent form, they have every reason to believe in such a feat.
Paolo Zanetti's side have picked up seven points from their last four games, including 3-2 away wins over Parma and Bologna, and a 0-0 draw with Udinese last weekend.
If they beat Napoli again, the Gialloblu will not only move further away from the relegation zone but also mark a run of three consecutive away wins in Serie A, something not seen since December 1984.
However, things seem easier in theory than in practice, as they will face the best defense in the league at Napoli, where the home team has only conceded 6 goals at home this season.
Score prediction Napoli vs Hellas Verona
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Napoli vs Hellas Veronaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Napoli 2-0 Hellas Verona
- WhoScore:Napoli 3-1 Hellas Verona
- Our newspaper predicts:Napoli 2-0 Hellas Verona
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