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For many top clubs in the top European leagues, the national cup competition runs rather sideline. Although you are quite willing to reach the next round and get as far as possible, the focus is still mostly on the league. The situation is probably different this year at the SSC Napoli.
If the team at the foot of Vesuvius in Serie A continues to weaken so regularly, winning a title in Coppa Italia may be the only chance to be represented on the European stage in the coming year. Against this background, it seems understandable that before the round of 16 Naples vs. Perugia clearly turn the odds in favor of the home side.
Although it is a duel between a Champions League knockout rounder and a second division team, coach Gennaro Gattuso’s team is not expected to be a sure-fire success, as the Neapolitans are in very weak shape and appear extremely unsettled. The guests from Umbria, on the other hand, have nothing to lose and can play completely free.
Because the “Partenopei” probably does not want to take the risk of a further setback, it can be assumed that the former world champion will have a powerful formation on the coaching bench. Accordingly, we expect the favorite to be successful, but it will not be too high.
Napoli:
The SSC Napoli is the biggest disappointment of the current Serie A season. After 19 matches, the “Azzurri” scored 24 points on the credit side. To date, more games have been lost (seven) than won (six).
It is also critical to judge that the gap to the European Cup ranks has already increased to five points. For the team, which in the past few years was the only Italian first division team to be able to offer Juventus long stretches in the battle for the Scudetto Paroli, missing the international competition 2020/21 would logically be a great disaster.
If the fifth in Serie A is still not among the top six clubs in the Oberhaus after 38 matchdays, the “Partenopei” would have to win either the Champions League or the Coppa Italia to pull their heads out of the loop. Because the premier class in the round of 16 against Barcelona threatens to end early, the national cup could become the lifeline.
For this reason, we expect a concentrated performance of the light blue in the second round on Tuesday afternoon. Before the game Naples vs. Perugia is a prediction on the favorites. It will be interesting to see how the team from the foot of Vesuvius handled the recent setbacks. Even the change of coach from Ancelotti to Gattuso has not brought about a change.
There has been one win and three losses under the 42-year-old new trainer. The success shortly before Christmas in Sassuolo was due to an own goal in injury time more to the category “happy”. So far, the ex-professional has not managed to knock the goat over in southern Italy.
Because the confidence after just one win from the last eleven Serie A games (!) Cannot be really high, we assume that a potential success on Tuesday afternoon in the Cup will not be particularly clear either. In times when the Neapolitans seem defensively insecure above all, a “zero” should already be seen as progress. In this respect, between Naples and Perugia we think a tip on the home win with a maximum of three goals in the course of the game is an attractive option.
Due to injuries, Gattuso has to continue without his defense chief Kalidou Koulibaly and the offensive top-performing Dries Mertens on Tuesday. Kevin Malcuit and Faouzi Ghoulam must also pass as long-term injuries. There are also question marks behind the appearances of goalkeeper Alex Meret and former German youth international Amin Younes.
Perugia:
Because Italy’s second division will be paused until the coming weekend, AC Perugia will play the first competitive game in the new calendar year on Tuesday. The Red-Whites already owe three victories in the national cup competition to the fact that the start in 2020 will take place at Coppa Italia.
In the first round, the second division prevailed at home against Unione Triestina. This was followed by two further successes against the two first division teams Brescia (2-1) and Sassuolo (2-1). Already moving into the round of 16 is a respectable success and ensures that the underdog in San Paolo can take care of the task against the Champions League participant.
In series B, the team from the university city is currently ranked eighth. Nevertheless, the former first division club craves for more. As a result of the high expectations, Massimo Oddo was released from his duties as a trainer at the beginning of the year and replaced by Serse Cosmi.
The new coach of “Grifoni” shaped the most successful period in recent club history between 2000 and 2004 and at that time won the UI Cup in the final against VfL Wolfsburg. After a few more stops, the 61-year-old “Local Hero” is now back in Umbria. Cosmi will therefore make its debut on Tuesday afternoon, which could also affect the forecast between Naples and Perugia.
Although the red and whites with 25 goals conceded in Serie B are not the best defensive, we believe that the defense alliance, which will probably be lower against the “Azzurri”, will certainly be able to face the Napoli offensive with problems put. The goal of the Cosmi-Elf must be to hold the zero as long as possible in order to then set needle sticks as the game continues.
The outsider must also tackle the extremely difficult undertaking without one or the other key player. Especially the loss of top scorer Pietro Iemello weighs heavily, with 15 goals he is by far the best shooter of his club in the league. The attacker saw the red card shortly before the turn of the year in the 0-1 loss against Venezia and therefore has to watch as barred as Gyomber and Rossi. Di Chiara is also missing injured.
Napoli vs Perugia head to head matches
15.04.06 LP Napoli Perugia 2 : 0
02.12.05 LP Perugia Napoli 1 : 0
18.03.01 SA Napoli Perugia 0 : 0
11.11.00 SA Perugia Napoli 1 : 1
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| Prediction: | Over 2,5 goals |
| Selection odds: | 1,40 |
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