In this week 21 match on the 9th of January, Napoli hosts Sampdoria at Stadio San Paolo, Napoli in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Napoli, recorded a 0-1 loss against Spezia. Juan Jesus scored the first goal for Spezia on an own goal in the 37th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Napoli was frustrated by Spezia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Spezia ended the match with the shutout victory. Napoli is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed Sampdoria, recorded a 1-1 draw against Roma. Eldor Shomurodov struck first for Roma in the 72nd minute, but Manolo Gabbiadini got the equalizer for Sampdoria in the 80th minute earning them at least the one point. Sampdoria is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 23rd of September, Sampdoria hosted Napoli at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in their last match together. Napoli was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Victor Osimhen struck first for Napoli in the 10th minute, then Fabián Ruiz added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Lorenzo Insigne 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.
Manolo Gabbiadini has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Sampdoria. Napoli’s top weapon lately has been Eljif Elmas, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.