The 37th round of matches in the Italian Serie A begins on Tuesday the 28th of July. One of the games to be played on Tuesday evening is between Inter Milan and Napoli.
The hosts begin the week in second place on 76 points but need to win in order to guarantee they remain in that position. Napoli are in 7th place on 59 points and could move into 6th place with a win.
Juventus defeated Sampdoria on Sunday night and that result means Inter Milan can no longer win the title this season. However, they will want to finish in second place and come into this match having defeated Genoa 3-0 away from home last week. That result means Inter Milan are undefeated in their last 6 league games.
In addition to the victory over Genoa, Inter Milan have defeated Torino at home and SPAL away. There have also been three draws, two of which have come away from home at Hellas Verona and Roma with the other at the San Siro against Fiorentina.
Home form in Serie A Shows Inter Milan have been difficult to beat. They have lost only one of their last 15 matches at the San Siro in the league. Inter Milan have had little trouble in scoring goals when playing at home but keeping clean sheets has been difficult. Trends show they have seen both teams score in 7 of their last 9 home Serie A games.
Napoli come into the match having recorded a 2-0 home win against Sassuolo last time out. They could not afford to drop any more points in their pursuit of Europa League football having previously lost 2-1 at Parma. However, the defeat at Parma is Napoli’s only loss in their last 7 Serie A matches.
In addition to the win over Sassuolo, there have been victories at home against Roma and Udinese plus an away win at Genoa. The other two games ended in draws at home against AC Milan and away to Bologna.
Recent away form has not been good for Napoli and they have won only one of their last 4 away league matches. Both teams have scored in 19 of their last 26 away Serie A games, including each of the last 3 away matches. Napoli have kept just one clean sheet in their previous 6 away league games.
Team news and Inter Milan will be without the suspended Roberto Gagliardini. Matias Vecino and Stefano Sensi are both injured.
Napoli travel without forward Dries Mertens who is suspended. Fernando Llorente is injured and they have doubts over the fitness of Konstantinos Manolas.
This should be an extremely close game as Napoli have the potential to make things difficult for Inter Milan. We expect to see both teams find the back of the net but the points could be shared.