Torino-Napoli is a match valid for the nineteenth day of Serie A and is played on Sunday at 3 p.m.: odds, predictions, TV, streaming.
Owner Aurelio De Laurentiis’ decision to hire an experienced coach like Walter Mazzarri, who had left a very positive memory in Naples, has so far not had the desired effects. The Azzurri continue to disappoint as they did when Rudi Garcia was at the team’s helm – even the Frenchman’s point average is higher – and the fear of being left out of the next Champions League is beginning to be well-founded.
The president of Italy’s champion club has run for cover, and it is no coincidence that Napoli is the most active Serie A big name in this soccer market session. Elmas left, but Mazzocchi has just arrived from Salernitana-with him Mazzarri could also opt for a switch to three at the back-and between now and the end of the month the Livorno coach can count on at least two more strikes, one in defense and one in midfield. Napoli, meanwhile, has not won in three games: after the narrow victory against Cagliari, Di Lorenzo and his teammates were eliminated (and humiliated) in the Coppa Italia by Frosinone, beaten by Mourinho’s Roma in the direct clash for fourth place, and did not go beyond a 0-0 draw with Monza, which also missed a penalty kick. No wonder, then, that the Azzurri slipped to eighth place, -5 from fourth-place Fiorentina.
The partenopei’s next engagement is against Ivan Juric’s Torino, currently tenth in the standings. The granata are struggling to insert themselves in the fight for a place in Europe, and the defeat (1-0) in Florence, while undeserved, tells us that perhaps they are not yet ready to aspire to such a goal.
Torino-Napoli: the latest news on the lineups
In the challenge with Napoli, Juric will also be able to count on Vlasic. The Croatian has fully recovered from the knock he suffered in Florence and together with Sanabria will support the only forward Zapata. Compared to the match with Fiorentina, the change could concern the left lane, where Djidji seems slightly favored over Lazaro.
Mazzarri said goodbye to Anguissa and Osimhen, who were called up by their respective national teams for the African Cup of Nations. Up front, in place of the Nigerian, Raspadori will play, while in midfield it will be Cajuste’s turn. Meret is also unavailable, replaced by Gollini. Bench for Mazzocchi.
The prediction
In the last two months Torino has beaten only Atalanta and Empoli and is not always consistent from an offensive point of view – worst attack among the top ten – but at home so far it has lost only to Inter. Tricky away match then for a claudicant Napoli, which will also have to do without its goal scorer Osimhen in the coming matches. Not a foregone conclusion for the Azzurri, who in any case should avoid defeat against a Toro side that has lost all 5 of its last confrontations with the Campani, barely scoring a goal.
The probable formations of Torino-Napoli
TORINO (3-4-2-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Tameze, Buongiorno, Rodriguez; Bellanova, Ilic, Ricci, Djidji; Vlasic, Sanabria; Zapata.
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Gollini; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Cajuste, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
