As is tradition in Italy, there will be no Serie A games on Easter Sunday so we have two matches to enjoy on Monday the 18th of April as Napoli welcome Roma to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
This is a huge match at the top of the table as Napoli are pushing for the title and Roma want to break into the top four.
Napoli come into the game on the back of a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home against Fiorentina in Serie A last weekend. Napoli fell behind in the first half but equalised shortly after half-time.
However, it was Fiorentina who improved after the Napoli goal to score 2 more themselves and take maximum points.
That was the first defeat in 4 games for Napoli, who had won their previous 3 fixtures. The wins came over Udinese at home and Verona and Atalanta away.
There is room for improvement for Napoli when playing at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and they have recorded only 1 win from their last 4 home league matches.
There have been defeats against AC Milan and Fiorentina plus a draw with Inter Milan. The win was over Udinese and trends show Napoli have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 home league fixtures.
Napoli's last 4 games in Serie A have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored.
Roma make the trip to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona having secured their place in the semi-final of the Europa Conference League thanks to a 4-0 home victory over Bodø / Glimt.
That result means Roma have won 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions and they have tasted just a single defeat in their 12 most recent games.
Form in Serie A is much improved of late and Roma are undefeated in their last 11 league matches. They have won 5 of their 6 most recent Serie A fixtures, with the wins coming at home against Atalanta, Lazio, and Salernitana plus away to Spezia and Sampdoria.
Roma are undefeated in their last 5 away Serie A games and have scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 7 on the road. Both teams have scored in 5 of Roma’s 7 most recent away league matches.
Looking ahead to the team news and Napoli are expected to be without the injured quartet of Kevin Malcuit, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Adam Ounas, and Andrea Petagna.
Roma will have to assess their squad following that game on Thursday night but as it stands, they should have everyone available for selection.
Roma will feel they still have a chance of a top four finish this season and could do their cause a lot of good by winning this game.
Napoli have been struggling a little at home and Roma have a strong recent away record in Serie A. We expect to see both teams scoring and Roma could come away with a narrow victory.
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