Atalanta-Napoli is a match valid for the thirteenth day of Serie A and is played on Saturday at 6 p.m.: odds, predictions, TV, streaming.
The home defeat to Empoli has decreed the end of the very brief Garcia era: Napoli owner De Laurentiis was convinced that it was time to give the French coach the sack, who since the first outings of the season had failed to make his predecessor Spalletti not regret it.
This time the casting of the Azzurri president was not as long as in the summer and after a conversation with Igor Tudor, the number one of the reigning Italian champion club decided to return … to the past, bringing back to the Neapolitan city Walter Mazzarri, already at the helm of Napoli from 2009 to 2013 with exciting results. The coach from St. Vincent returns to the track after his unexciting experience at Cagliari in the 2021-22 season and will – for now – play the role of ferryman until next June. The Mazzarri 2.0 era will start immediately with a bang, as the Azzurri in a few days will face several big matches between the league and Champions League (Atalanta, Real Madrid, Inter and Juventus). With 10 points to make up on top-seeded Inter, Kvaratskhelia and his teammates in Bergamo will try to avert Atalanta’s overtaking in fourth place, as the Nerazzurri are just one point behind in the standings. La Dea cannot find continuity and after the defeat to Inter (1-2) they saved themselves in extremis in Udine, finding the equalizing goal in full recovery thanks to a goal by Brazilian Ederson (1-1).
Atalanta-Napoli: the latest lineup news
A major absence in midfield for Gasperini, who will have to do without the disqualified de Roon. The Nerazzurri coach will make up for it by bringing back Koopmeiners and leaving the Croatian Pasalic in the three-quarter, behind the pair formed by Lookman and Scamacca. Instead, Zappacosta and Hateboer will act on the flanks, with space at the back for Scalvini, Djimsiti and Kolasinac.
(Ederson and Koopmeiners , TheVeggente.it (Ansa)
Mazzarri, who throughout his career has always played with a three-man defense, will restart with the 4-3-3 of Spalletti’s memory but we will probably see a different attitude than in the Garcia era. Osimhen will not recover, as will Meret and Zielinski, in front there will be space for Raspadori, who will keep Politano and Kvaratskhelia company in the trident.
The prediction
Napoli has won the last three previous meetings with Atalanta, including the last challenge that was staged at Gewiss Stadium in November 2022. A century seems to have passed since then, however, and today there are so many unknowns about the Azzurri, who changed coaches during the break and are called upon to react after an anonymous first part of the season. La Dea, however, despite being discontinuous at home has so far made few mistakes, dropping points only against the top two in the class Inter and Juventus. Gian Piero Gasperini’s team should therefore be able to avoid defeat by taking advantage of Napoli’s moment of transition. Both are likely to score.
The probable lineups of Atalanta-Napoli
ATALANTA (3-4-1-2): Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Scalvini, Kolasinac; Hateboer, Ederson, Koopmeiners, Zappacosta; Pasalic; Lookman, Scamacca.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Gollini; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan, Olivera; Zambo Anguissa, Lobotka, Elmas; Politano, Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia.
