Following up a pair of heavyweight draws at home and abroad, Scudetto hopefuls Napoli visit the more relaxed surrounds of Sardinia, as they take on improving Cagliari on Monday.
Following up a pair of heavyweight draws at home and abroad, Scudetto hopefuls Napoli visit the more relaxed surrounds of Sardinia, as they take on improving Cagliari on Monday.
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Match: Cagliari vs Napoli
Date: February 21, 2022
Time: 11:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Sardinia
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Since enjoying a golden spell in Naples between 2009 and 2013, Walter Mazzarri’s coaching career has experienced more lows than highs, but the former Inter and Watford boss is now rebuilding his reputation at Cagliari, who have been beaten only once in Serie A during 2022. Winning three and drawing twice since the winter break, only unbeaten Napoli and Juventus have lost fewer since the turn of the year, and such form finally lifted them out of the bottom three earlier this month.
Having edged two of their last three games on the road by a 2-1 scoreline, the Rossoblu were held to a 1-1 at Empoli last weekend, as in-form striker Leonardo Pavoletti snatched a late equalizer at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Cragno; Ceppitelli, Goldaniga, Obert; Bellanova, Grassi, Baselli, Marin, Dalbert; Pedro, Pavoletti
Though tinged with disappointment having taken the lead on both occasions, during the last week Napoli emerged from two of their toughest matches of the season still very much in the mix for honors.
Just days after their absorbing league encounter with Scudetto rivals Inter ended in a 1-1 draw – as the visitors’ Edin Dzeko equalized Lorenzo Insigne’s early penalty at Stadio Maradona – in midweek, they undertook the pilgrimage to Camp Nou.
In the ‘Maradona Derby’ with Barcelona, midfielder Piotr Zielinski was the man to give the Azzurri a one-goal advantage, but the hosts later drew level to leave the clubs Europa League playoff tie finely poised before Thursday’s second leg. Ahead of their return to Naples, though, Luciano Spalletti’s men must make the trip to Sardinia, where they have won each of their last six league meetings with Cagliari – and Napoli has never before won seven matches in a row away to any opponent in Serie A.
Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Koulibaly, Rui; Demme, Ruiz; Elmas, Zielinski, Insigne; Mertens
With one eye on the Europa League glamour tie taking place later in the week, Napoli has every right to be distracted, but three points are essential if they are to continue to challenge for the domestic title.
Some fresh faces in the starting XI and burgeoning confidence levels after recent results will help them get the job done, though, as they bring Cagliari’s unbeaten streak to an end. Cagliari has struggled so far this season and will need a miracle to take something away from this game. Napoli is the better team on paper and hold the upper hand this weekend.
Cagliari 0-2 Napoli, as predicted by us.