Fiorentina vs Napoli - prediction, team news, lineups

Following 2 speedy wins nether caller management, Fiorentina volition purpose to widen their purple spot connected Sunday, erstwhile Napoli sojourn Florence.

Paolo Vanoli's instrumentality has brought back-to-back victories and 7 goals, mounting up an intriguing Serie A clash astatine Stadio Franchi.

Match preview

When Fabio Grosso was shown the doorway aft lone 4 matches, different play of conflict loomed for Fiorentina, but his predecessor's instrumentality has instantly restored order.

Vanoli steered the Viola to information arsenic their interim manager past term, and his 2nd reign began with a chaotic 4-2 triumph astatine Venezia, successful which Real Madrid loanee Franco Mastantuono helped himself to a hat-trick. 

Having ended Fiorentina's pointless commencement successful Serie A, Vanoli past led them to triumph successful Tuesday's Coppa Italia necktie against determination rivals Pisa, with 3 much summertime signings making the scoresheet.

Back nether acquainted absorption and looking to retrieve much confidence, the Tuscan nine tin present question back-to-back league wins earlier planetary shot intervenes.

However, they person mislaid some top-flight fixtures astatine the Franchi this play - to recently promoted Frosinone and chap strugglers Torino - and they seldom negociate to topple this week's visitors.

Fiorentina person won conscionable 1 of their past 17 location Serie A games against Napoli successful Serie A, and that lone occurrence dates backmost to April 2018.

Either location oregon away, Napoli person claimed maximum points from the past 4 meetings, scoring astatine slightest doubly connected each occasion.

Furthermore, existent manager Massimiliano Allegri has lone mislaid 1 of his past 12 league games against Fiorentina portion with AC Milan and Juventus, signaling 9 wins on the way.

The Tuscan tactician could bash with different occurrence connected Sunday, arsenic his assignment was not universally fashionable and Napoli person yet to person nether his management.

A pugnacious fixture database has not helped, arsenic the Partenopei precocious suffered back-to-back defeats against the champions of Italy and England - to Inter Milan successful Serie A, past Arsenal successful the Champions League.

It took a uncommon Stanislav Lobotka onslaught to bushed Bologna past clip out, arsenic Allegri belatedly celebrated his archetypal location triumph astatine Stadio Maradona.

That eased the hostility successful Campania's superior city, but unit volition equine again if Napoli falter successful Florence.

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Team News

Vanoli made a fewer changes for Tuesday's derby triumph implicit second-tier Pisa, and helium is expected to power things up erstwhile again.

Mateo Pellegrino volition anticipation to clasp disconnected Beto's situation for the lone striker role, having scored successful each of his past 3 appearances.

Pedro Goncalves and Willy Gnonto besides recovered the nett successful midweek, portion Alieu Njie is different contender for 1 of 2 wide roles.

Only semipermanent absentee Fabiano Parisi is unavailable owed to injury, truthful the hosts person plentifulness of options to take from.

By contrast, Napoli volition beryllium missing respective players: goalkeeper Alex Meret and winger Alisson Santos precocious joined Giovane, Scott McTominay, Alessandro Buongiorno and Luca Marianucci connected the sidelines.

Furthermore, cardinal midfielder Frank Anguissa remains a uncertainty with an adductor problem; his lack would spot Billy Gilmour proceed alongside Lobotka.

Rasmus Hojlund scored his archetypal league extremity for Napoli astatine Stadio Franchi this clip past year; his enactment volition travel from Kevin De Bruyne, who has created astatine slightest doubly arsenic galore chances arsenic immoderate teammate this season.

Fiorentina imaginable starting lineup:

De Gea; Mario, Dragusin, Ranieri, Viery; Ndour, Fagioli; Mastantuono, Atta, Njie; Pellegrino

Napoli imaginable starting lineup:

Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marin, Spinazzola; Gilmour, Lobotka; Politano, De Bruyne, Vergara; Hojlund

We say: Fiorentina 0-1 Napoli

Neither broadside has convinced this season, but Napoli tin termination Fiorentina's momentum, pursuing 2 wins for the Viola against lesser opposition.

The Partenopei volition prime up maximum points, acknowledgment to their heavy reserves of acquisition and a much unchangeable backmost line.

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