AS Roma take on the visitors Napoli in the round 17 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday, December 23rd at Stadio Olimpico (Rome).
Roma are trying to finish the calendar year on a high note. In 2021, the Wolves announced with significant fanfare the arrival of Mourinho as their head coach. Despite problems in recent coaching positions, Mourinho maintained a high reputation in Italy following the treble with Inter. However, in the capital, they only managed to secure a victory in the debut match of the Conference League. In the 2022/2023 Serie A season, Roma demonstrated regression, and the bet on the Europa League didn't pay off as they lost in a penalty shootout in the final against Sevilla. Nevertheless, Mourinho neither left nor was fired even after this setback. The Portuguese coach remained in charge even after a stumbling start to the new Serie A season: one win and 5 points after the first 6 matches. However, they later managed to meet expectations in the Europa League, easily advancing to the playoffs. Moreover, there was an upward trend in Serie A from October onwards, where they only lost to Inter. This allowed them to climb into the top 4, but they lost positions after an unexpected loss to a competitor, Bologna.
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Napoli are the reigning champions of the country, and their Serie A title last year was genuinely unexpected. However, in the spring, Osimhen and company noticeably declined, prompting Spalletti to leave at the peak of his glory, announcing a creative break. Paying the price for the inevitable decline was his successor, Rudi Garcia. Although the results were not disastrous, they were disappointing enough for De Laurentiis to dismiss the Frenchman in the fall. He was replaced by Mazzarri, who had previously worked in Naples. However, after an optimistic start with a 3-1 victory over Atalanta, a potential competitor, in Bergamo, the club lost to both Real Madrid in the Champions League and Inter with Juventus in Serie A. They only managed to secure a victory against Braga, finally confirming their place in the main European competition playoffs. Then there was a 2-1 win against Cagliari, and it seemed like things were improving. However, they suffered a shocking 0-4 defeat to the Serie A newcomer, Frosinone, in the cup.
The last time the Wolves won was in November 2019. Since then, there have been 2 draws and 5 losses, including both matches in the previous season. There is unlikely to be a shortage of goals in this match, as both teams have a good attack and defensive issues. Let's bet on total over 2.5 goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
