30 October 2021, 11:12 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Serie A fixture, U.S. Salernitana 1919 vs. S.S.C. Napoli, kicks off at 18:00 (GMT+1) on Sunday, October 31, at the 26,000-capacity Arechi Stadium.
Preview Salernitana Serie A, Oct 31, 2021
Preview Salernitana picked up a 2-1 win over Venezia on the road in the midweek round of fixtures. The home side established the lead at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo inside the opening fifteen minutes through Mattia Aramu (14'). The scoreline remained the same at half-time after Marco Di Bello brought the proceedings to a temporary halt. One minute after the hour mark, Federico Bonazzoli (61') restored Salernitana on level terms. Both sides were looking good for the draw, but Andrea Schiavone (90'+5) eventually grabbed the winner for Salernitana right at the death. The victory was the second of its kind for the Serie A newcomers, and it leaves the club with the form: LWLLW, as Salernitana sits at the troubled end of the Serie A table, in 19th place. - Having picked up 7 points after 2W, 1D, & 7L. However, a decent average of 1 goal per game could see the club in the mid-table section if improvements are seen at the back. Salernitana has conceded 22 goals and has a goal difference of -12, following an average of 2.2 goals conceded per game. Manager Stefano Colantuono could emerge with a 4—3—1—2 formation, having Milan Djuric and Federico Bonazzoli in attack. Both have a combined total of three goals over the course of this season.
Preview Napoli Serie A, Oct 31, 2021
Preview Napoli added another victory to their tally following the 3-0 win over Bologna on home soil in the midweek round of fixtures. Fabian Ruiz (18') had the home side in front before Lorenzo Insigne (41' P. & 62' P.) struck twice from twelve yards. Following the comfortable win, Napoli remains in 1st place, having picked up 28 points from 9W, 1D, & 0L. The Partenopei are the least conceding side in the league, having conceded only 3 goals after ten Serie A appearances. Unbeaten in five games: WWWDW, and throughout the length of this season, Luciano Spalletti’s side shouldn’t have any problems putting the newly promoted club aside. In addition, the last Napoli draw against a newly promoted team in Italy’s top flight division was in August 2016. - A 2-2 draw against Pescara. Ever since then, Napoli have 27 victories and three defeats in such matches. On Sunday, Napoli could emerge with a 4—2—3—1 formation with none other than Victor Osimhen at the forefront of the attack. The 62-year-old manager has no troubling injury news ahead of this weekend’s fixture.