Como vs Napoli - prediction, team news, lineups

Defeat would spot Napoli's rubric defence formally ended connected Saturday evening, erstwhile the reigning Serie A champions sojourn Como astatine Stadio Sinigaglia.

Lagging 10 points down Inter Milan with conscionable 4 games remaining, the visitors are resigned to passing connected the Scudetto sooner oregon later; meanwhile, their hosts are successful the heavy of a choky top-four fight.

Match preview

After losing their agelong Serie A unbeaten streak astatine Stadio Maradona, going down 2-0 to Lazio astatine their Campanian headquarters, Napoli produced an emphatic effect successful their last April fixture.

Scott McTominay's superb aboriginal onslaught was followed by 3 goals successful a 10-minute clump either broadside of fractional time, and a comfortable 4-0 location triumph implicit Cremonese moved the Azzurri 2 points wide of third-placed AC Milan.

The brace are surely vying to decorativeness runners-up down league leaders Inter, who person been champions-elect for rather a portion and whitethorn yet beryllium crowned this weekend.  

Having faltered astatine conscionable the incorrect clip - aft reeling disconnected 5 consecutive wins had made Inter blink - Napoli's main purpose present is to wrapper up Champions League qualification.

Antonio Conte volition privation to bash truthful astatine the archetypal imaginable opportunity, and that arrives connected Saturday, with a tricky sojourn to the Sinigaglia.

Including respective unsuccessful trips astir Europe, Conte's broadside person already mislaid 9 distant games crossed each competitions this season, representing Napoli's worst grounds since 2014.

Naturally, that means they indispensable attack Como with caution, and peculiarly aft getting distant with a fortunate 0-0 gully successful November's reverse fixture.

Como besides won past season's league clash astatine the Sinigaglia, and they prevailed connected penalties erstwhile the teams precocious met for a Coppa Italia quarter-final successful Naples.

The Lariani aboriginal mislaid to Inter successful a two-legged semi, soon aft suffering a 4-3 Serie A decision against the aforesaid opponents; a consequent nonaccomplishment to Sassuolo past suggested their wheels whitethorn beryllium coming off. 

Although the Lombardy nine bounced backmost with a important 2-0 triumph implicit Genoa, snapping a four-match winless streak, Champions League qualification is present retired of their hands.

Juventus person claimed a three-point pb successful the contention for 4th place, portion Roma are besides warring for a spot astatine Europe's apical table; so, Como cannot spend to gaffe up.

Even if they autumn short, a squad cannily managed by Cesc Fabregas - erstwhile a subordinate nether Conte erstwhile the brace were astatine Chelsea - has excelled since the crook of the year.

In 2026, lone Inter and Napoli person gained much points, portion Como are averaging supra 2 goals per game. Furthermore, implicit the people of the full season, nary squad has kept much cleanable sheets successful Europe's apical 5 leagues.

Como Serie A form:

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Como signifier (all competitions):

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Napoli Serie A form:

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Team News

Napoli expect skipper Giovanni Di Lorenzo to marque his long-awaited instrumentality from wounded - having been absent since January - lone leaving Romelu Lukaku, David Neres and Antonio Vergara connected the sidelines.

Conte is improbable to tinker with a winning side, truthful the visitors could adjacent beryllium unchanged, with apical scorer Rasmus Hojlund spearheading a 3-4-2-1 formation.

While Hojlund has recovered the nett 10 times since returning to Italy's apical flight, 1 of his erstwhile Manchester United teammates present has 9 for the season.

Having precocious scored successful 3 consecutive Serie A distant games, McTominay could go the archetypal midfielder this period to scope 4 successful a row.

Meanwhile, Como's onslaught is usually led by Tasos Douvikas and Nico Paz, some of whom person netted a twelve league goals - lone Capocannoniere person Lautaro Martinez (16) has more.

Nico Kuhn and Jesus Rodriguez are besides successful contention, but Martin Baturina and Assane Diao stay favourites to implicit a potent beforehand line.

As Mergim Vojvoda and Sergi Roberto person some resumed afloat training, Jayden Addai is the past antheral remaining connected the hosts' lack list.

Como imaginable starting lineup:

Butez; Smolcic, Ramon, Kempf, Valle; Perrone, Da Cunha; Diao, Paz, Baturina; Douvikas

Napoli imaginable starting lineup:

Milinkovic-Savic; Olivera, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; De Bruyne, Alisson; Hojlund

We say: Como 2-1 Napoli 

Como tin boost their Champions League hopes and get the enactment started successful Milan, with triumph for the Lariani besides confirming Inter's coronation.

While they swept speech lowly opponents connected location turf past clip out, Napoli's distant signifier has been precise patchy - and Conte whitethorn beryllium outmanoeuvered by his erstwhile subordinate Fabregas.

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