Il November 5 at 18: 00Atalanta - Napoli will be played at the Gewiss Stadium, a match that could decide the fate of the championship right now.
If Napoli were to win, in fact, they would continue to keep first place and "run away" 8 points behind Atalanta, currently second in the Serie A standings. In case of victory of the Goddess, however, the Neapolitans would still remain first in the standings, but with a gap of just two points compared to the second.
Let's see in what form the two teams will present themselves on the pitch.
State of form of Napoli
Napoli is going through a golden period. Spalletti's team comes from one painless defeat against Liverpool in the Champions League. Defeat that did not prevent the Neapolitans from finishing first in their group and that was remedied for a couple of distractions after the match was over.
In the last 5 matches, Napoli has got 4 wins and 1 loss (the one against Liverpool). In total he scored 11 goals and suffered 3.
The real unknown lies in the mental state of the team. Liverpool's defeat could be a sign of a small drop in competitive tension in the blue locker room. Spalletti will have to be good at managing the situation.
The only player on whom Napoli cannot count against Atalanta will be Rrahmani, still injured.
State of form of Atalanta
Atalanta are an excellent team, otherwise the second place in the standings would not be explained. Despite this, Gasperini's team has had some difficulties in the course of the last few games.
In the last 5 matches, the Atalantines they have collected 3 victories, 1 defeat and 1 draw. In total they scored 7 goals and suffered 5.
The origin of these difficulties could be to be found in the numerous injuries inside the dressing room of the Bergamo team. Against Napoli, in fact, Gasperini will not be able to count on Zappacosta, De Roon, Palomino and Muratore.
Atalanta - Napoli: which is the favorite team
Atalanta will play at home, where they will have the support of their fans. Despite this, it must be said that in the last 5 games played at home, Atalanta lost against Lazio and drew against Cremonese.
From the point of view of numbers, Napoli have the team with themost prolific attack in the league (30 goals), while Atalanta has the best defense in the league (just 8 goals conceded).
The game, therefore, promises to be extremely balanced and we would not be surprised at a possible draw.
