06 November 2021, 12:04 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Italian Serie A fixture, S.S.C. Napoli vs. Hellas Verona, kicks off at 18:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, November 7, at the Stadio San Paolo.
Preview Napoli Serie A, Nov 7, 2021
Preview Napoli defeated Legia Warsaw, 4-1, on Thursday, Europa League Matchday 4 at the Polish Army Stadium. Back on the domestic front, ten-men Napoli picked up a 1-0 win over ten-men Salernitana on Sunday, October 31, at the Arechi Stadium. A single strike from Piotr Zielinski (61’), one minute after the hour mark, was enough to see Napoli bag three points after the contest of ninety minutes. The win saw Napoli remain unbeaten in the league while having four victories in five Serie A games: WWDWW. The club is at the top of the table, having picked up 31 points after 10W, 1D, & 0L. Luciano Spalletti aims to keep the unbeaten run intact at the end of this tricky fixture against Verona. A victory for Napoli could see the club win 11 of their first 12 Serie A matches for the first time in the history of the competition. - After Juventus achieved a similar feat in the 2005/06 and 2018/19 seasons. With only three goals conceded this season (0.27 goals conceded per game), the club remains the side with the highest number of clean sheets in the big five European leagues this season, 8 in 11 matches. A 4—2—3—1 formation with Victor Osimhen, who is expected to return to the starting line-up, is anticipated in attack against Verona on Matchday 12. The Nigerian international missed Napoli’s game against Salernitana and Legia Warsaw due to a minor injury picked up in training. However, he has returned to training with the squad ahead of the weekend’s game against Verona.
Preview Hellas Verona Serie A, Nov 7, 2021
Preview Verona are well-rested, having not played in any form of continental football after the 2-1 win over Juventus on Matchday 11. The famous win saw Gli Scaligeri jump two spots up the Serie A table, from 10th to 8th place, having picked up 15 points from 4W, 3D, & 4L. With three victories in five games, WLWDW, Igor Tudor aims for another win to add to the tally. Since he joined Verona, only Bayern Munchen (25) have bagged more goals than the Yellow & Blues (21) in the big five European leagues. On Sunday, a 4—2—3—1 formation with Giovanni Simeone at the top of the shape is anticipated. Having bagged a brace in the 2-1 win over Juventus, Giovanni Simeone (10’ & 14’) will be in the hunt for more to add to his tally of 8 this season. Before him, the last player to have scored 8+ goals in his first nine Serie A matches in a single season was Atalanta’s Luis Muriel in 2019.