It is a battle of the top two in Serie A as Napoli welcome Inter Milan to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday. There has been little to separate both teams in recent meetings and they could be set to cancel each other out.
Napoli have found things difficult in recent weeks, failing to win in their last three Serie A matches. They suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Como last time out and that result saw them drop to second in the table, one point off the pace.
That was the first defeat in 10 Serie A matches for Napoli, who have been in good form in 2025. Antonio Conte’s men have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six matches while the last three have produced halftime draws.
Inter Milan duly capitalised on Napoli’s slip and climbed to the top of the table after claiming a 1-0 victory over Genoa last time out in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi’s men followed that up with a 2-0 victory over Lazio in a midweek Coppa Italia clash.
However, the Nerazzurri have been unconvincing on their travels and are winless in their last three away matches. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in all three matches while the last two in that run have produced halftime draws.
How the bookies view it: Nerazzurri on top
Inter Milan have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 5/4 by BoyleSports to claim the win. A victory for Napoli is valued at 2/1 by BoyleSports, who are also offering odds of 2/1 for a draw.
Head to head: Superior Inter Milan
Inter Milan have a 24-17 advantage with 15 draws from 56 previous matches against Napoli. However, the last two meetings have ended in draws, including a 1-1 scoreline in the reverse fixture back in November.
Players to watch: Eyes on Martinez
Lautaro Martinez has 10 Serie A goals this season and could be worth keeping an eye on for Inter Milan. The striker was also on target on his last trip to Naples and is priced at 9/4 by BoyleSports to get on the score sheet once again.
Napoli will look to Romelu Lukaku to provide the spark in attack, with the striker aiming to get one over on his former club. The Belgian has nine Serie A goals this season and is priced at 11/4 by BoyleSports to find the net on Saturday.
Probable line-ups
Napoli are without David Neres and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, who are both sidelined with injury. Giacomo Raspadori should continue in attack having been in good form lately while Amir Rrahmani is set to start at the back.
Inter Milan have a lengthy injury list with Marcus Thuram, Carlos Augusto, Matteo Darmian and goalkeeper Yann Sommer all sidelined. Joseph Martinez should start in goal while Marko Arnautovic is set to partner Martinez in attack.
Napoli: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Politano, Billing, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola, Raspadori, Lukaku
Inter Milan: Martinez, Bastoni, de Vrij, Pavard, Dimarco, Calhanoglou, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Dumfries, Arnautovic, Martinez
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have been on target in their last two meetings and a repeat is priced at 4/5 by BoyleSports. Napoli have seen over 2.5 goals in their last two matches and a similar outcome is valued at 21/20 with BoyleSports, who are also offering 14/5 for over 3.5 goals.
Three of the last four meetings have produced halftime draws, which is priced at 20/21 with BoyleSports.
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