Union Berlin-Napoli is a match valid for the tUnion Berlin-Napoli, Champions League: free-to-air TV, lineups
Union Berlin-Napoli is a match valid for the third day of the Champions League group stage and is played on Tuesday at 9:00 pm: free-to-air TV, formations, predictions
After two rounds, the hierarchies within Group C, that of Napoli, seem to have already been delineated, which is likely to contend for second place along with the Portuguese side Braga, beaten with a few too many worries in the opener.
Real Madrid, at this moment, has an edge over the Azzurri and this was seen in the direct clash three weeks ago. A match well played by the Italian champions, chastened, however, at the first mistake by a cynical team – as well as in possession of a devastating player such as Bellingham – like Carlo Ancelotti’s one, which won 3-2 at the “Maradona” despite not completely dominating the game. Qualification, in any case, remains within reach of Rudi Garcia’s men, who for now share second place on 3 points with Braga, behind the Blancos still on full points. At the bottom of the standings is the disastrous Union Berlin, the partenopei’s next opponent, which has lost both games played so far. The French coach was expected back on Saturday after continuous exoneration rumors for two weeks followed one another relentlessly following the thunderous home defeat to Fiorentina.
A golden opportunity for the Azzurri
Despite the absences of Osimhen and Anguissa – both will be missing for a while – the Azzurri showed they were rowing on the same side as the coach, overwhelming Verona (1-3).
A Union Berlin lineup
In the land of Verona, Kvaratskhelia came to the fore, author of a brace and finally incisive again under goal. A victory that makes the standings more presentable and above all improves the mood at Castel Volturno before a delicate away match, in which a victory could allow Napoli to put a serious mortgage on the passage of the round. Union, as mentioned, is in a peculiar moment. On Saturday came another defeat (0-3 to Stuttgart), the eighth in a row for Urs Fischer’s men, who have plunged into a real black hole. The Capitolini, however, did not disfigure in the Champions League, where they cashed in the decisive goals in the midst of recovery (1-0 in Madrid and 2-3 at the Olympiastadion with Braga). Fischer, who has to give up important players such as Juranovic, Roussillon and Schwolow, may decide to keep Bonucci on the bench again. In Napoli, on the other hand, Cajuste will be seen again, but in attack Simeone seems to be ahead of Raspadori.
The prediction
Napoli, especially that version seen at work Saturday in Verona, should have no problem imposing itself on a struggling Union Berlin, a different team from last season. We give confidence to the Azzurri in a match in which there should be no shortage of goals: we predict at least three overall.
The probable lineups of Union Berlin-Napoli
- UNION BERLIN (3-4-1-2): Rønnow; Diogo Leite, Bonucci, Doekhi; Gosens, Král, Khedira, Tousart; Haberer; Behrens, Becker.
- NAPOLI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan, Olivera; Cajuste, Lobotka, Zieliński; Politano, Simeone, Kvaratskhelia.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3
