Analysis: Napoli - Inter, odds and tips

The next hit is waiting for us during the Italian Cup, where Napoli will host Inter Milan at the San Paolo stadium.

Classification and teams’ condition:
In the previous round, Inter excluded Genoa, and Napoli did not give a chance to Cesena. Both fights ended in victory for the hosts with a score of 2-1. The winner of Siena vs. Chievo match will be a potential rival of the winner of this game.

Potential and team situation:
The players from Napoli are having a difficult period. The weak start to the season due to the heavy fighting in the Champions League with Bayern Munich and Manchester City led to the team from under Vesuvius having 12 points less than the leader from Turin. Inter started the season in the same style, but it still managed to come round and move up from the last place to the 4th place in the Serie A. The Black and Blues did not lose the last 8 games, winning seven and tying one with AC Milan. The Milan's game resembles the one of Jose Mourinho, which was used two years ago during the Champions League. Tough and careful defensive game, amazing doubles and instant counterattacks became the speciality of the team. Furthermore, Pazzini - Milito duet, which regularly scores goals, is in a beautiful shape while Naples is playing unevenly. It seemed that after the victories over Genoa (6-1) and Palermo (1-3), the team will be close to the leaders of the championship, but after the loss of points in Bologna and Siena (1-1) the fell behind them again. Napoli has a problem with the squad. The performance of Fernandez, Britos, Santana, and Lavezzi Donadel is up in the air. We will not see Forlan, Muntari and Stankovic among the Inter players.

History of the meetings:
Napoli vs. Inter matches balance at the San Paolo: 31 wins of the hosts, 17 of the guests and 18 ties. There were scored 139 goals in 66 matches and the last 5 matches ended with the score 1:1, 0:0, 1:0, 1:0, 1:0.

Tips and justifications:
Inter, judging from the previous matches against AC Milan, has been recently playing quite well in the defense. We will probably be able to see this in the crucial match against Napoli. Napoli vs. Inter matches were not rich in goals, we expect that this situation will repeat again, especially taking into account the fact that the hosts are seriously weakened.