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Napoli vs Cagliari Prediction & Betting tips
The season is practically over for both Napoli and Cagliari. In Naples the fans will not be satisfied with that, the Azzuri will probably be second again but in no competition were close to a prize. In Cagliari one can be proud, the team played many times better than last year and is in good shape, especially in the past three months.
Napoli:
Napoli can secure second place this weekend. This would only be a consolation prize, since the Neapolitans have grabbed everything else. Last year they also finished in second place, when 91 points were collected in the competition and the gap with Juventus was just four points. They are currently only seventy points ahead with four games to go. Moreover, just as in the last four years, the cup final was not reached.
The European adventure was also unsuccessful. In the Champions League, PSG, Liverpool and Red Star ended up in a tough pool and the Azzuri finished third on goal difference, in the final match against Liverpool, Arek Milik even had the winner on his shoe. The sequel in the Europa League was not a success either. After victories over Zurich and Salzburg, Arsenal proved too strong, Napoli did not score in both games.
In the meantime the transfer rumors are buzzing in Naples but the big names are still missing. Mertens’ contract is not being extended and so he could be sold this summer. On the other hand, Ancelotti tried unsuccessfully to pick up Kieran Trippier from England. A transfer that seems to be settled is that of Jordan Veretout, who is said to come from Fiorentina for around twenty million.
Cagliari:
The season has already been successful for Cagliari. The club returned to the highest level in 2016 and barely managed to escape relegation last season. Then it was still in the relegation zone two rounds before the end and survived by winning the last two games. This season the Sardinians are neatly in eleventh place with eleven points more than number eighteen Empoli. An important difference compared to last season is the presence of the Brazilian Joao Pedro. The attacking midfielder only played four games in the second half of last season. First because he was suspended for four matches by kicking Federico Chiesa out of the ball, then he was suspended for six months due to the use of doping.
After a good start to the competition (three wins and four draws in the first nine games), a long period of drought followed, with only one win in thirteen games. Since mid-February, however, the Rossoblu are in the best shape of the season, six of the last eleven games have been won. Especially the 2-1 victories at Inter and Fiorentina stood out. In this series, the 24-year-old goalkeeper Alessio Cragno, in particular, stood out in a positive sense, which means he got on the radar at AS Roma.
Napoli vs Cagliari head to head matches
16.12.18 SA Cagliari Napoli 0 : 1
26.02.18 SA Cagliari Napoli 0 : 5
01.10.17 SA Napoli Cagliari 3 : 0
06.05.17 SA Napoli Cagliari 3 : 1
11.12.16 SA Cagliari Napoli 0 : 5