Napoli-Cremonese is a match valid for the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia and is played on Tuesday at 21:00: odds, predictions, TV and streaming.
Napoli fans will hardly forget last weekend, which was truly glorious for the Azzurri. The resounding 5-1 victory in the direct clash with Juventus has the aftertaste of a mortgage on the Scudetto, also considering that Milan slowed down at the same time, settling for a draw in Lecce.
Now Luciano Spalletti’s team can plan a real escape towards the coveted tricolour, despite the fact that there is still a whole round of returns to the end of the championship. The Napoli seen last Friday against the Bianconeri – who are coming off eight consecutive victories without conceding a goal – showed very few weaknesses, especially on the offensive side, as well as returning to the magnificent football with which they had enchanted Italy and Europe last autumn. They are now even nine points ahead of Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri, and in the coming month Osimhen and his teammates will have the opportunity to widen the gap, as they have a far from complicated schedule to face. There could, however, be two close challenges with José Mourinho’s Roma, one in the league and the other in the Coppa Italia, if Napoli manage to get through to Cremonese, the hosts at the ‘Maradona’ for the round of 16 of the national cup.
Ballardini’s first match in Naples with Cremonese
Even though it’s played in a different context, we could easily call it a ‘head-to-tail’ this clash between the leaders and the bottom of the current Serie A.
Ballardini, new Cremonese coach
The grigiorossi have once again missed the appointment with the three points, losing the derby against Monza 2-3. Cremonese woke up late, on 0-3, scoring two goals with Ciofani and Dessers, but when things were already compromised. The defeat, the fourth consecutive, led to the exoneration of Massimiliano Alvini, who was replaced by Davide Ballardini. It will be the former Genoa man, an expert in impossible salvations, who will try to save the Lombardi, currently nine points from the salvation zone. Spalletti is expected to rest almost all the starters, but fortunately for the Tuscan coach the bench is very long, and Lozano, Simeone and Raspadori will play in the offensive trident.
The prediction
Cremonese have other things to think about at the moment and the Coppa Italia, rather than a nuisance, is merely a way for the new coach to get to know the squad better. There are unlikely to be any surprises in this match, which Napoli should win without any major problems. The total goals will be at least three as in the championship match, which ended 4-1 for the Azzurri.
Napoli v Cremonese matchday squad
- NAPOLI (4-3-3): Sirigu; Bereszynski, Ostigard, Juan Jesus, Olivera; Ndombelé, Demme, Elmas; Lozano, Simeone, Raspadori.
- CREMONESE (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Hendry, Aiwu, Lochoshvili; Ghiglione, Pickel, Castagnetti, Quagliata; Buonaiuto; Afena-Gyan, Ciofani.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-1
