Napoli wants to overtake rivals in the fight for the Serie A championship

Because their primary competitors are busy with cup matches in Saudi Arabia, Napoli can outscore their fellow Serie A title hopefuls when they visit Fiorentina on Saturday.

The Supercoppa Italiana in Riyadh is being played by Inter Milan, Atalanta, Juventus, and AC Milan. The remaining Serie A games will proceed according to their usual schedule.

Thus, If they avoid losing to Fiorentina, Antonio Conte’s team can pass Atalanta at the top of the standings. Napoli and Atalanta are now equal with 41 points.

With just one point from their past three games and a current standing of fifth in the league with 32 points, Fiorentina’s comeback after an incredible run of eight straight league victories seems to have halted.

The injured defender Alessandro Buongiorno will not be available for Napoli, and Edoardo Bove will not be available for Fiorentina.

CAPITALS IN ACCOUNTS

The two capital clubs, AS Roma and Lazio, have had rather contrasting fates. Leading the Europa League rankings and comfortably occupying fourth place, Lazio is only six points behind the leaders. Roma, on the other hand, is in 10th place, 21 points from the top, and has already hired their third coach of the season.

After all the turmoil they had to go through, Claudio Ranieri, the coach of Roma who came over in November, acknowledged that his team needed a morale boost.

“There is usually some confusion when you come over in the middle of the season, and the players’ morale is not at its peak. He told the Italian publication Gazzetta dello Sport, ahead of Sunday’s derby against Lazio, “I tried to give them back enthusiasm and a smile.”

We have done okay, but not as well as I would have liked, but we are gradually coming together. In football, there is always an uphill climb.

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The club would need time to turn things around, he continued.
“They claim that Rome wasn’t built in a day in England. There are no magic wands.

Both teams are facing the possibility of relegation, and Ranieri’s old team Cagliari will play Monza on Sunday in a match at the bottom of the standings. Cagliari is in 18th place with 14 points, while Monza is in last place with just 10 points from 18 games.

A 2-1 loss to Parma marked the start of new Monza manager Salvatore Bocchetti’s tenure; the game-winning goal came in the 98th minute on Saturday. As the season draws closer to its halfway point, he will be hoping for a quick recovery.