Napoli take on the visitors Besiktas in the round 3 match of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 19th at San Paulo Stadium.
Napoli started the group stage with two confident wins over Dinamo Kiev, 2-1, and 4-2 over Benfica and now can be considered as the main contenders for the first place in the group. However, sever injury of their top striker Arkadiusz Milik and two defeats in the Serie A, 0-1 to Atalanta and 1-3 to Roma suggest that things won’t be that bright for the team in near future. Sarri’s men were undefeated until this two clashes. The loss to Roma was the first defeat of Napoli at own turf since the middle of January. Recent 14 home matches got the team 12 wins at San Paulo Stadium.
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Besiktas took two points in two starting matches, drawing both 1-1 with Benfica on the road and with Dinamo at home. The team is currently second in the group. Turkish champions are undefeated in domestic league this season as well, recording six wins and five draws in all competition. Besiktas played five games on the road, taking three wins and two draws so far.
The team face one another for the first time in their history. Despite recent problems in the league matches, Napoli are much better side than any of their opponents in the group. Two defeats in a row will force the team to show top football to cover recent failures and get close to a place in the round of 16.
Prediction for the match: Napoli to win.