Napoli has been at the top of Serie A for more than ten years now. With the De Laurentiis management the Neapolitans have put it in the showcase three Italian Cups and one Italian Super Cup and are fighting assiduously for the third championship.
In Champions League instead it never went beyond the eighths of final, with a clear gap compared to its international rivals. This year, however, it has started off very strongly, and occupies first place in the group stage.
So let's see Napoli's path to get here, what the current situation is and how many chances there are for Spalletti's men to advance to the next round. In the meantime, the betting site bonuses dedicated to this competition.
The ranking
The Champions League group stage standings are smiling on the Neapolitans, and not a little. Napoli are in fact at full points, at the top of group A, ahead of Liverpool, Ajax and Rangers. Three wins out of three in a perfect run so far. Only two goals conceded, less than one per game, and 13 goals scored, more than four per game.
Not even Guardiola's Manchester City managed to do better, with 11 goals scored in as many games. Next match, Wednesday 12 October at 18:45 at Maradona Stadium against Ajax for the match that could secure qualification with two games to spare.
Napoli's matches so far
Let's go back a few weeks to the first cup match, we play against the group's favourites: Liverpool. The men led by Klopp are fearsome opponents. Finalists of the last edition of the Champions League; runners-up in the last championship behind Guardiola's City; winners of the FA Cup and the League Cup. The match that on paper seemed impossible turns on the field into a resounding 4-1 against Liverpool. This was perhaps the match that made Napoli aware of their own strength.
From there the journey continued with the seemingly difficult away match in Glasgow against Rangers, which however ended 0-3 in a match without any challengers, and the last one at home to Ajax, overwhelmed by a incredible 1-6. Napoli has therefore shown its strength, not only in the championship, where it is first, but also in the Champions League.
Napoli's next matches
The match of Wednesday 12 October against Ajax could be decisive. If it ends with a victory at the San Paolo, the Neapolitans would have punched their ticket to the next phase with two days earlyYes, because Ajax, currently at 3 points, would only have six points available while Napoli would rise to 12 points.
On October 26th, they play again at home, against Glasgow Rangers, in a game that is easy on paper, against an opponent that is practically out of the game. And finally they fly to England on November XNUMXst, in the last game against Liverpool that could count for the first place in the group.
Obviously these are just suppositions born from more or less obvious predictions. But football, as we know, is unpredictable and anything could happen. We could also see Napoli lose the next three games, Rangers win them all and Ajax beat Liverpool. It would become a group with four teams tied, where Napoli could become last on goal difference and Rangers first for the same reason. Very unlikely digressions of course, but after all, as someone said, the ball is round.
Article published on 12 October 2022 - 16:19
