Comments and predictions for Napoli vs Inter Milan: Conte's nightmare

Latest Napoli vs Inter Milan team information

Napoli are dealing with a number of injuries in attack. Former Inter player Romelu Lukaku is still absent, and Rasmus Hojlund recently picked up a thigh injury in training. Conte is hoping his most effective striker can recover in time for the big game.

If not, Lorenzo Lucca – despite his recent red card in Europe – is likely to continue to start, alongside Matteo Politano – who has scored three goals against Inter since leaving the club.

In defense and midfield, Napoli are without center-back Amir Rrahmani and central midfielder Stanislav Lobotka. Billy Gilmour could continue to replace Lobotka.

As for Inter, midfielder Piotr Zielinski – who played 364 games and scored 51 goals for Napoli – will likely only sit on the bench in his return to Maradona Stadium.

Several Inter stars were rested for the Champions League game and will return to the starting line-up this weekend. Marcus Thuram remains absent with a hamstring injury.

Ange-Yoan Bonny – who scored at Maradona for Parma – or young talent Francesco Pio Esposito will partner captain Lautaro Martinez in attack.

Martinez has scored five goals against Napoli in his career, but has not scored against them in Serie A since 2022. Meanwhile, Esposito has just scored his first goal in Serie A, the Champions League and the national team in recent times.

Latest expected lineup Napoli vs Inter Milan

Napoli:

Meret; Di Lorenzo, Beukema, Buongiorno, Spinazzola; Gilmour; Politano, Anguissa, De Bruyne, McTominay; Lucca

Inter Milan:

Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Bonny, Martinez

Latest football commentary Napoli vs Inter Milan

Since the last international break, Napoli – with their squad ravaged by injuries – have lost the good fortune that saw them claim some unconvincing wins.

Last weekend, the Serie A champions lost 1-0 to Torino, and in midweek they were thrashed 6-2 by PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League despite opening the scoring through Scott McTominay. Notably, striker Lorenzo Lucca – who is in poor form – was sent off in the second half.

The defeat was a huge blow to manager Antonio Conte, who has seen his side lose two of their last three Serie A games – the same number of defeats they had in their previous 31 games.

However, when hosting Inter Milan – the former team that Napoli overtook in the championship race last season – Conte can still rely on extremely stable home form.

Napoli are unbeaten in 15 Serie A home games since December, scoring in all of them and winning 12. This season alone, they have won their first three home games in the competition.

In the last three encounters between Napoli and Inter in Serie A, the two teams have drawn 1-1. If Napoli want to compete for the title, they must quickly stop their current decline – especially against a direct opponent.

In contrast to the home team's wobbly performance, Inter traveled to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium with extremely impressive form: winning all 7 recent matches in all competitions.

Since losing to Juventus in September, coach Cristian Chivu's team has been playing flawlessly in Serie A and the Champions League. Recently, they crushed Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 away from home to maintain their winning streak and have yet to concede a goal in European competition.

Inter also beat Roma at the Olimpico earlier, with substitute striker Ange-Yoan Bonny having a hand in five goals in just two games – replacing the injured Marcus Thuram.

Inter currently have the strongest attack in Serie A with 18 goals after 7 rounds, and 9 different players have scored - the highest number in the tournament.

Not only are they scoring regularly, Inter's defence has also been solid: they have kept clean sheets in four of their last five away games in Serie A – the only exception being a bizarre 3-4 defeat to Juve in the Derby d'Italia.

Despite being a "newbie" coach in Serie A, Cristian Chivu is performing beyond expectations, and will have an interesting battle of wits with veteran strategist Antonio Conte.

Latest score prediction for Napoli vs Inter Milan

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Napoli vs Inter Milanas follows:

• Sportsmole:Napoli 2-1 Inter Milan

• WhoScore:Napoli 1-1 Inter Milan
• We predict:Napoli 1-1 Inter Milan

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