In a mid week match in week 1, on Mon Aug 15th, Hellas Verona plays host to Napoli in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Hellas Verona recorded a 1-4 loss against Bari 1908. Kevin Lasagna struck first for Hellas Verona in the 16th minute, but Michael Folorunsho got the equalizer for Bari 1908 in the 30th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 44th minute on a goal by Walid Cheddira. Hellas Verona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while napoli has not played yet this season.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Napoli won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Hirving Lozano has been the most prolific scorer on Napoli in his last five matches with 2 goals. Kevin Lasagna has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Hellas Verona.