Match Day 9 of the Italian Serie A includes the battle of two unbeaten teams in the league, as the leaders, Napoli, will face Inter Milan at San Paolo. However, Napoli is the only team in Europe’s six major leagues to have a flawless 100% record so far this season, which suggests how great they have been. However, the question is whether Maurizio Sarri’s side would be able to keep up that good form against a team which is right on their tail in the league standings.
Recent form
Napoli: W-W-W-W-W
Inter Milan: W-D-W-W-W
Head to Head (H2H)
Inter Milan and Napoli have gone head to head 36 times, with Nerazzurri winning more games (15) compared to Napoli’s 14 wins. Only seven games out of the 36, ended as a draw.
The two teams last met in April of this year where Napoli emerged victorious at San Siro. The scoreline was 1-0 to Napoli, thanks to a match-winning goal from Jose Callejon right after halftime.
Predicted Lineups
Napoli: The team is expected to play a 4-3-3 formation –
Pepe Reina; Alexander Soderlund, Vlad Chiriches, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ivan Strinic; Allan Marques Loureiro, Jorginho, Marek Hamsik; Jose Callejon, Manolo Gabbiadini, Lorenzo Insigne
Inter Milan: The team is expected to play a 4-2-3-1 formation –
Samir Handanovic; Danilo D’Ambrosio, Andrea Ranocchia, Miranda, Cristian Ansaldi; Marcelo Brozovic, Geoffrey Kondogbia; Antonio Candreva, Ever Banega, Ivan Perisic; Mauro Icardi