From Serie A to Lega Pro, the Campania teams involved in the main Italian football tournaments are many and, above all, ambitious. Napoli is trying to forget the nightmare of last season and to compete for the title with the battleships of the north, in Serie B Juve Stabia is reappearing, while Salernitana dreams of a quick return to the football that counts. In Serie C group C, however, a large group of teams representing the region arrive with different hopes and projects. With a look at the odds of sitidiscommesse.net, we try to draw an overall picture: visit the website for more information.
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Let's start from Serie C
Serie C, previously called Lega Pro, sees a division of the 60 teams involved based on geographical criteria, with group C reserved for teams from central and southern Italy. This year, there are six teams from Campania that will try to climb to Serie B: the first-placed team is promoted directly, the second-placed team goes to the playoff quarter-finals, the third-placed team goes to the eighth-finals, the fourth-placed team goes to the sixteenth-finals, while the teams from fifth to tenth qualify for the thirty-second-finals; the last-placed team is relegated directly, four teams participate in the playouts. At the moment, Benevento leads the standings with 22 points, 4 more than Catania and Audace Cerignola: the witches are also the favorite team to win the championship and conquer Serie B, with a share close to 3,00. Among the main opponents are Catania (3,25), but also Avellino (3,50). The black and green team was built to aim for direct promotion, but the start was not brilliant: 16 points in the top ten and eighth place. For Giugliano the goal is a peaceful championship, possibly with access to the playoffs: the 17 points and the current sixth place confirm this trend. Casertana (today 12th) and Sorrento (10th), on the other hand, can aim for a quiet salvation, but in a balanced championship it would not be unthinkable to catch up with the last playoff places. More difficult seasons are expected for Cavese and Turris: the first hopes to avoid the playouts, Turris is instead indicated as one of the main candidates for direct relegation, but the start has been very positive (11 points and 13th place).
Salernitana and Juve Stabia's goals
The two Serie B teams from Campania entered the 2024-25 season with different ambitions, but the start of the championship generated decidedly contrasting feelings. The two victories in the first three matchdays gave Salernitana hope, but in the following six the Granata won only once (0-1 in Palermo). Three defeats and two draws undermined the objectives of Martusciello's team, but there is room to recover: the bookmakers continue to expect Salernitana to be in the playoff zone at the end of the championship, with odds of 25,00 for the Serie B victory (the eighth highest), despite the current standings seeing a rather small margin on the playout zone. The standings, however, are very short and a victory is capable of granting leaps of several positions. On the other hand, Juve Stabia's start was very positive: the Wasps, returning to Serie B after four years, opened the season by storming Bari's pitch (1-3) and obtaining other prestigious results, such as victories over league leaders Pisa (2-0) and Sampdoria (1-2). Currently fifth with 14 points in 9 games, Juve Stabia has the eleventh highest odds for winning the championship, but the playoff hopes are also starting to become realistic, as demonstrated by the short distance from the last teams considered candidates for the play-offs.
Finally, Naples
In Serie A it is the Napoli by Antonio Conte to uphold the honor of the Campania region. After the sad tenth place in 2023-24, the arrivals of Alessandro Buongiorno, Leonardo Spinazzola, Scott McTominay, David Neres and Romelu Lukaku have given new life to a team that has, however, retained the backbone of the team that was champion of Italy two years ago. The coach on the bench is also a guarantee and the absence of midweek commitments such as the European cups could affect the long distance. Napoli has collected 19 points in the first 8 league games: after the defeat in the first against Verona (3-0), the Azzurri beat Bologna (3-0), Parma (2-1) and Cagliari (0-4) before drawing in Turin against Juventus (0-0). The next three victories against Monza (2-0), Como (3-1) and Empoli (0-1) have propelled the team to the top of the standings and today, even for the bookmakers, Napoli is the first alternative to Inter, the title holder and still the favorite (currently second at -2). Napoli's odds, however, have already dropped a lot and now stand at around 3,50, less than Juventus and Milan. In the Coppa Italia, however, the bookies see Juventus slightly ahead of the Azzurri, still behind the favorite Inter, also by virtue of the draw's crossovers: Napoli plays Lazio away with Inter in the quarterfinals and Milan or Roma in the semifinals in sight, while the Juventus side seems softer, with Atalanta and Fiorentina the first dangers.
Article published on 27 October 2024 - 16:14
Interesting to see the prospects of Campania teams in the main Italian football leagues.
Interesting to see the prospects of the Campania teams, let's hope they are successful!