Friday 17 February at 20: 45, at the Mapei Stadium, Sassuolo – Napoli will be played, 23rd day of Serie A.
Napoli's goal will be to keep the other contenders for the Scudetto at a safe distance in the standings, while Sassuolo will try to move away from the relegation zone, which is just 7 points behind.
Here is ours pre-match analysis with the state of the injured for Sassuolo – Napoli.
State of form of Napoli
Napoli currently occupies the first position in the Serie A table with 59 points. Inter, second in the standings, are 15 points behind.
in last 5 games, Napoli collected 4 victories and 1 defeat (on penalties against Cremonese in the Italian Cup). During these 5 matches, the Neapolitans scored 12 goals and conceded 3, finishing 3 games with clean sheets.
Spalletti will not be able to count on Breakers, out due to a second-degree strain of the semimembranosus muscle of the left thigh.
State of form of Sassuolo
Currently, Sassuolo occupies the 15th position in Serie A with 24 points. The relegation zone is not too far away, as they are at 17 points.
in last 5 games Sassuolo collected 2 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. During these 5 matches, Sassuolo scored 9 goals (5 of which were scored at Milan's home) and conceded 7.
Dionisi won't be able to count on Berardi, who has scarring suffering at the level of the left adductor, and Toljan, who has a lesion to the hamstring of his left thigh.
Sassuolo – Napoli: which is the favorite team
On paper, the Naples is the favourite, but we know that Sassuolo have always been a tough team for the Neapolitans.
In the last 5 meetings between the two teams, Napoli has triumphed 2 times, Sassuolo 1 and then there have been 2 draws.
Spalletti will have to be good at placing the team on the pitch. Sassuolo has repeatedly shown that they are good at taking out the big teams. In fact, he recently beat Milan at the San Siro 2-5.
