Coppa Italia returns to the fold for the round of 16 this Thursday with another amazing fixture as Napoli square off Fiorentina at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Kick off at 20:00 EAT.
Napoli is in third place in the league table with 43 points after 21 matches at the moment and has been excellent this season. The hosts have conceded 11 goals in their last nine Serie A games, having only shipped four in their opening 12 matches.
Gli Azzurri directly qualified to the Round off 16, thanks to their 5th place finish in the previous season. Also, Napoli tends to enjoy the Coppa Italia having won the competition three times in the last decade.
Luciano Spalletti’s men will be aiming positive results as their previous game which ended in 1-0 Serie A victory against Sampdoria. In that game, Napoli had 69% possession, 22 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Andrea Petagna (43′). Sampdoria on the other hand managed 10 shots with only one of them on target.
Fiorentina currently sits 7th in the Serie A table with 32 points after 20 matches they have played, the team has been on and off this season. The visitors have managed only two points in their last three league games and have a point to prove at the moment.
Vincenzo Italiano’s side made it through the 1st and 2nd rounds with wins against Cosenza and Benevento respectively in home fixtures.
In their previous game Firorentina suffered a shocking 4-0 Serie A defeat at the hands of Torino. In that game, Fiorentina managed 54% possession, 10 shots with three of them on target. Torino got nine shots with six of them on target and goals by Wilfried Singo (19′), Josip Brekalo (23′, 31′) and Antonio Sanabria (58′).
Napoli vs Fiorentina head to head
Napoli has a positive head to head record against Fiorentina in the 43 meetings since 1993. Napoli has 19 wins, Fiorentina 13 wins and 11 matches ended in stalemates.
- Fiorentina 1-2 Napoli 03/10/21
- Fiorentina 0-2 Napoli 16/05/21
- Napoli 6-0 Fiorentina 17/01/21
- Napoli 0-2 Fiorentina 18/01/20
- Fiorentina 3-4 Napoli 24/08/19
Home
- Napoli 1-0 Sampdoria
- Juventus 1-1 Napoli
- Napoli 0-1 Spezia
- Milan 0-1 Napoli
- Napoli 0-1 Empoli
Home
- Napoli 1-0 Sampdoria
- Juventus 1-1 Napoli
- Napoli 0-1 Spezia
- Milan 0-1 Napoli
- Napoli 0-1 Empoli
Away
- Torino 4-0 Fiorentina
- Hellas Verona 1-1 Fiorentina
- Fiorentina 2-2 Sassuolo
- Fiorentina 2-1 Benevento
- Fiorentina 4-0 Salernitana
Napoli team news
Kevin Malcuit has been sidelined with injury while Victor Osimhen, Hirving Lozano, Alex Meret, Adam Ounas, Kalibou Koulibaly and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa are unavailable due to COVID-19 and AFCON.
Fiorentina team news
As for the visitors Marco Benassi and Riccardo Sottil are on the sidelines with injuries while Sofyan Amrabat is on duty.
Prediction and odds
An exciting contest is to be expected between two in-form teams who are eyeing the Coppa Italia title. However, our best pick goes for the home side.
- Napoli Win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
