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Lazio dropped all three points away to Sampdoria in the week, and now the Eagles face a tough home game against Napoli. Both the "Neapolitans" and their opponent have eight points. Apart from them, there are four more teams that have not yet lost in the past four rounds. Only leaders Roma, who have ten, and runner-up Inter, who have nine, have more than Napoli and Lazio.

The upcoming visitors, along with Roma and Inter, were the only ones to start the season with two consecutive victories. For Napoli, they were over Verona and Serie A debutants Monza, who were thrashed 4-0. Against the Yellows, the Neapolitans scored five goals, but conceded two. In the last round, the players in sky blue teams drew 1:1 at their own stadium against another newcomers Lecce. Before that, their first draw of the season was against Fiorentina, after both teams failed to score a single goal at the Artemio Franchi.

I mentioned at the beginning that Lazio came close to winning against Sampdoria as they were leading the score until the very end. Ciro Immobile gave the lead for the Eagles in the 20th minute, and the equalizer for the Mariners came in the second of added minutes. Then Manolo Gabbiadini caught the Roman Eagles defense off guard. Before the draw, Lazio's players achieved a very important victory, which was against former Calcio champions Inter. The Nerazzurri were favorites for the three points, but the Eagles lied to them 3-1.

Napoli come to the Olimpico to add to their hat-trick of victories against Lazio. Last season, the "Neapolitans" won in Rome with 2:1, and their home match ended with a much more expressive victory. The final score at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium was 4:0. The Sky Blues' streak began with a 5-2 defeat in Naples in April 2021. Now Napoli has a slight advantage in the coefficient for the victory, but this time I expect it will be difficult for the "Neapolitans" to reach the three points. Only twice in the last decade have the visitors not come away with a goal against the Eagles at the Olimpico. I think Napoli will sign up again, but I don't expect the Sky Blues to keep a clean sheet.