Napoli, despite the forced break due to the Qatar 2022 World Cup, will soon face Antalyaspor in a friendly match. The match will be played at the Turkish team's stadium 7 December at 18:45.
The goal of the match, at least for the Neapolitans, will be to demonstrate that the team is still cohesive and competitively charged.
Let's analyze the form of the two teams and see which players will not be able to take part in the match due to injuries.
State of form of Napoli
Napoli arrives at the match boasting the title of Serie A winter champion and with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 games. Note that the only defeat was against Liverpool, certainly not a team.
From the goal point of view, in 5 games Napoli scored 11 goals and conceded 5, not a bad result.
The main concerns are related to a possible loss of pace that the Neapolitan team may have suffered due to the break in the world championships. The purpose of this friendly, however, is precisely to recover any lost pace.
Officially, among the injured still turn out kvaratskhelia and Rrahmani. Despite this, they have been seen in training and, therefore, their presence on the pitch cannot be ruled out. We certainly won't see Min-Jae on the field, Anguissa e Zielinski, all engaged in the worldwide expedition with their respective teams.
Form of Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor also arrives at the match against Napoli with 4 wins and 1 defeat in the last 5 games. Clearly, the caliber of the teams faced by the Turks is not equal to that of the teams faced by the Neapolitans, but in any case this should not make the Turks underestimate.
The Turkish team occupies theeleventh position in the championship.
In total, Antalyaspor has scored 12 goals and conceded 5 in their last 5 games, even better than Napoli!
The Turks will not be able to count on Fredy and Ndao, who are injured. Also absent is the top scorer Wirght, engaged in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Antalyaspor – Napoli: which is the favorite team
It is clear that the Napoli, at least on paper, it is clearly superior compared to Antalyaspor. Despite this, it must be taken into account that this is a match made with a view to recovering the pace that has characterized the Neapolitan team up to now.
It could happen, therefore, that the Azzurri are unable to express themselves to the maximum right away. The break in the World Cup, after all, has broken the rhythm of all the major teams.
