The Italian Serie A returns this weekend following a short winter break and we have a tremendous match to look forward to on Monday night. Inter Milan, who are currently level on points with Juventus at the top of the table travel to the Stadio San Paolo to take on Napoli.
The hosts begin the weekend sitting in 8th place in the league and they will be eager to make strides up the table as soon as possible. Inter Milan are currently 2nd but have same number of points as leaders Juventus so cannot afford to drop points in this match.
Napoli come into the game having defeated Sassuolo 2-1 away from home in their last Serie A game. It was an important victory for Napoli as they had been struggling to pick up points having previously gone 8 matches without a win in Serie A. For a team which had ambitions of challenging for the title this season it has been a disappointing period for the club.
Home form shows Napoli have failed to win any of their last 4 Serie A matches, drawing with Atalanta and Genoa and losing to Bologna and Parma. Trends show Napoli have seen both teams score in 8 of their last 9 Serie A games and in 3 of their last 4 at home.
Inter Milan have enjoyed a successful first period of the season in Serie A but cannot afford to let their level drop. They went into the winter break on the back of a very good 4-0 home win against Genoa. It was important to get back to winning ways in the league having previously drawn 2 matches against Roma at home and Fiorentina away.
Trends show Inter Milan are undefeated in their last 10 Serie A games and they have won 7 of those 10 matches. Away form has been excellent and Inter Milan have won 7 and drawn one of their 8 away league games this season. Both teams have scored in 9 of Inter Milan’s last 12 Serie A matches and over 2.5 goals have been seen in 10 of those 12 games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Napoli start without the suspended Nikola Maksimovic. Kalidou Koulibaly, Lorenzo Tonelli and Faouzi Ghoulam are doubtful while Kevin Malcuit will definitely miss out.
Inter Milan travel with doubts over the fitness of Danilo D'Ambrosio, Kwadwo Asamoah, Nicolò Barella and Alexis Sanchez but should be close to full strength for this match.
It is a tough start to 2020 for both clubs but Inter Milan will be feeling confident of getting the job done. They have an excellent away record in Serie A this season and could come away with maximum points with both teams scoring.