Sunday 12 February at 20: 45, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium, Napoli and Cremonese will face off on what will be the 22nd day of Serie A.
Let's analyze the form of the two teams and see which players are unavailable for the match.
State of form of Napoli
Napoli currently occupies the first place in Serie A with 56 points. Inter, second in the standings, are 13 points away, 43.
During the last 5 games, Napoli collected 4 victories and 1 defeat on penalties in the Italian Cup against Cremonese. In these 5 matches, the Neapolitans scored 14 goals and conceded 4, keeping two clean sheets.
Spalletti will be able to count on the entire squad for the match against Cremonese.
State of form of the Cremonese
Currently, the Cremonese occupies thelast place in Serie A with 8 points. Considering that the safety zone is at 18 points with Spezia, Ballardini's team already seems condemned to relegation to Serie B.
In last 5 matches, Cremonese collected 2 victories, 2 defeats and 1 draw. It should be noted that both victories were made in the Italian Cup, one against Napoli and one against Roma. During these 5 matches, Cremonese scored 6 goals and conceded 8.
Ballardini for the match against Napoli will not be able to count on Acella, Buonaiuto, Lochoshvili and Quagliata, all injured.
Napoli – Cremonese: which is the favorite team
On paper, of course, the Napoli is extremely favored. We must not forget, however, that in recent weeks the Cremonese has earned the reputation of "killing the greats". The Lombard team, in fact, eliminated Naples and Rome from the Italian Cup and put Inter in difficulty, despite the defeat.
Spalletti's boys, unlike what was done in the Italian Cup, will have to demonstrate concentration and don't let your guard down believing they have easy prey ahead of them. The last time they let their guard down against Cremonese, in fact, they found themselves cut out of a competition.
