On Thu Jan 13th, Napoli hosts Fiorentina at Stadio San Paolo, Napoli in a clash of the Coppa Italia. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Napoli is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sampdoria. Andrea Petagna scored the first goal for Napoli in the 43rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Napoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Napoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Napoli is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while fiorentina is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona. Kevin Lasagna struck first for Hellas Verona in the 17th minute, then Gaetano Castrovilli got the equalizer for Fiorentina in the 81st minute on a feed from Aleksa Terzić earning Fiorentina at least a draw. Fiorentina should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Napoli won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Dušan Vlahović has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Fiorentina. Napoli is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Eljif Elmas and Dries Mertens each only have 1 goal in their last 5.