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Napoli vs Sampdoria Prediction & Betting tips
Given the number of goals in the first two games of Napoli and Sampdoria, we can expect a true goal celebration today. Can Napoli live up to the expectations in the first home games?
Napoli:
Napoli started the season spectacularly, the fans saw no less than fourteen goals in the first two exciting games. In the opening game, Napoli finished on the right side of the score. Out at Fiorentina, the Azzuri fell behind within fifteen minutes thanks to a penalty, but Mertens and Insigne bent the score before the break. After a second-half goal, too, Insigne scored from a free position for the winning 3-4.
The second match against national champion Juventus ended with the same figures, this time with Napoli on the wrong side of the score. After an hour of play, the Bianconeri were already leading 3-0 and it seemed like a hopeless afternoon for the Neapolitans. The three summer purchases Manolas, Lozano and Di Lorenzo all signed for a goal, which made it ten minutes before time again. Central defender Kalidou Koulibaly was to blame for two goals and would eventually cause the defeat, he made the 4-3 with an unfortunate own goal.
Sampdoria:
AS Roma did not make a very good impression last season under trainer Eusebio di Francesco and the Italian also does not have a good start to the season at his new club Sampdoria. In the opening match at home against Lazio, the defense of La Samp was staggering. The Romans shot no fewer than sixteen shots, ten of them on goal, three of which ended behind goalkeeper Audero in the net. In the second game of the season it became clear again how weak the defense of the team from Genoa is. Opponent Sassuolo scored three times in the quarter before half-time, after which the most expensive purchase of Sampdoria ever picked up a red card. In the second half I Blucerchiati managed to keep the damage limited to a 4-1 defeat without Vieira. The team now stands at the bottom of the ranking thanks to the goal balance of one for and seven against.
Defenders Colley and Murru in particular made a bad impression in the opening games and had to suffer from the supporters. “What worries me most is that we are a team without balance. We lacked the will to win, after the first goal we were no longer able to play football ”, brand new trainer Di Eusebio said.
Napoli vs Sampdoria head to head matches
02.02.19 SA Napoli Sampdoria 3 : 0
02.09.18 SA Sampdoria Napoli 3 : 0
13.05.18 SA Sampdoria Napoli 0 : 2
23.12.17 SA Napoli Sampdoria 3 : 2
28.05.17 SA Sampdoria Napoli 2 : 4