Napoli vs Inter Milan Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Serie A

• Tournament: Serie A
• Date: 1 March, 2025
• Kick-off Time: 5:00 pm IST
• Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli, Italy

Matchday 27 of the 2024/25 Serie A season will include Napoli welcoming Inter Milan at the Maradona on Saturday evening. The general feeling amongst the football supporters in Italy is that the result of the fixture will in all likeliness decide the destination of the league title. Inter is currently on the top with 57 points while the hosts are a place and a point behind. The outcome will also draw interest from the likes of Atalanta and Juventus who are not too far from the top. The Napoli vs Inter Milan fixture will hold great value for Italian as well as world football.

Napoli will not be satisfied at all with how the recent matches have played out. In the last six games, the club has accumulated just a couple of victories to go with three draws and a defeat. Napoli has failed to take advantage of the numerous slip-ups by Inter Milan in recent weeks and the same can be said otherwise. Antonio Conte will be eager to hurt his former employers during the crucial stage of the season. Defensively, the team has been in a bit of turmoil with no clean sheets in the last six matches. Former Inter Milan striker, Romelu Lukaku is the top scorer for Napoli this term with nine strikes.

Despite the various plaudits received by Simeone Inzaghi and Inter Milan, the defending champions have been far from their best this season. Complacency has often come to hurt the Nerazzurri, who have lost their winning and spark. Nonetheless, Inter is still at the summit and the title is theirs to lose. Inter leads Serie A in various metrics like the most number of goals per match (2.3), highest average possession (60.2%), and accurate passes per match (486). Unsurprisingly, Nicolo Barella has the most assists for Inter in the league (five).

Napoli Team News

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Muscle Injury), David Neres (Muscle Injury), and Pasquale Mazzocchi (Muscle Injury) will not be available for selection at Antonio Conte's disposal on matchday 27.

Inter Milan Team News

Simeone Inzaghi has a plethora of injury and fitness issues to deal with at the moment. Matteo Darmian, Nicola Zalewski, Raffaele Di Gennaro, and Yann Sommer are all ruled out due to their respective fitness woes. Additionally, there are also looming doubts over the participation of Alessandro Bastoni, Carlos Augusto, and Marcus Thuram.

Napoli vs Inter Milan Predicted Lineups

Napoli Predicted Lineup (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: Meret

Defenders: Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno

Midfielders: Politano, Billing, Labotka, McTominay, Spinazzola

Forwards: Lukaku, Raspadori

Inter Milan Predicted Lineup (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: Martinez

Defenders: Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni

Midfielders: Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan. Dimarco

Forwards: Taremi, Martinez

Napoli vs Inter Milan H2H Record

Overall, in the last five head-to-head meetings, Inter Milan has won two games, Napoli has won a single game, and the remaining two have ended in draws.

Key Players to watch in Napoli vs Inter Milan

Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan)

Federico Dimarco has established himself as one of the best wingbacks in the world under Simone Inzaghi. His defensive shortcomings have been neutralized by the three-at-the-back system used by the former Lazio coach. There are hardly any doubts when it comes to his offensive output. The Italian has three goals and four assists to his name in the league. Federico Dimarco has 147 carries and seven progressive carries in his last five outings.

Romelu Lukaku (Napoli)

Romelu Lukaku is a personal favorite of Antonio Conte and the Italian coach went to great heights to get the Belgian in the summer. Despite some great milestones and success with Inter Milan, Lukaku left the club with some hard feelings involved and it is no secret that Inter fans want nothing to do with him. He has nine goals and seven assists this term along with an xG of 1.6 in his last five games.

Napoli vs Inter Milan Prediction

It is one of the toughest fixtures to call in Italian football. Napoli is at times impenetrable at the Maradona but Simeone Inzaghi has a decent record at the stadium. Ultimately, the visitors rank higher in terms of personnel and collective quality.

Predicted Score: Napoli 1-2 Inter Milan

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