Preview: Atalanta vs Napoli – January 18

Date:

Serie A: Matchday 21

Time: 22:45 (EAT)/ 20:45 (Italian time)

What you need to know

  • Atalanta have impressed with their attacking display this season scoring the second most goals in the Serie A so far.
  • La Dea are currently languishing in third spot in the standings with 43 points from 20 matches.
  • Napoli have won five consecutive matches in a row and occupy the top spot in the standings.
  • Antonio Conte’s side have registered the most clean sheets this season with ten so far and will be eyeing another one here.
  • Away from home, no team has picked up more points in this campaign than Napoli in Serie A.
  • Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have drawn their last three league matches against Lazio, Udinese, and Juventus.

Form – Last six games

Atalanta (Serie A) – DDDWWW

Atalanta (All competitions) – DDLDWW

Napoli (Serie A) – WWWWWL

Napoli (All competitions) – WWWWWL

Head-to-head – Last six games

Atalanta – 2

Draw – 0

Napoli – 4

Possible starting line-ups

Atalanta:

Carnesecchi: Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti; Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic; Lookman, De Ketelaere.

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka; Politano, McTominay, Neres; Lukaku.

Players to watch

Mateo Retegui – Atalanta

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa – Napoli

Injury list

Atalanta

Sead Kolasinac

Gianluca Scamacca

Odilon Kossounou

Napoli

Alessandro Buongiorno

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