Fiorentina take on the visitors Napoli in the round 3 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Sunday, August 28th at Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence).
Fiorentina received Vincenzo Italiano as their coach a year ago. This specialist ensured the long-awaited progress of an ambitious project. Even with the departure of key scorer Vlahovic in the winter, the Violets managed to finish in 7th place. A worthy result, suffice it to say that for this it was necessary to get ahead of Atalanta itself. But in the new cycle, the club is now facing the challenge of playing on 2 fronts. He got a pass to the Conference League. Twente was beaten at home 2-1. On Thursday, they kept a goalless draw on the road in Holland - this was enough to pass to the group round. At the same time, Serie A began. There, the team dramatically, only due to a goal in the 95th minute, snatched a home victory over Cremonese. The 2nd round went in the opposite style: on the contrary, Empoli was dealt away with no goals scored at all.
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Last season, under Spalletti, Napoli finally managed to return to the top 4. But a pass to the Champions League was the latest achievement at Sao Paolo for a generation of local idols. Over the summer, for various reasons, Insigne and Mertens, Coulibaly and Ospina left Naples. They are still looking for a replacement, for example, Raspradori was loaned with a buyout option after the start of the draw. But so far, Kvaratskhelia can rightfully be considered the brightest newcomer. It was due to the bright game of the Georgian that the “partenopeia” were able to start, showing a 100% result. Khvicha made his debut in an away match against Verona. He scored the 1st goal of his new team of the season, and then assisted Zeliński. As a result, the Mastiffs were defeated 5-2. And on August 21, at home, the newcomer managed to score a “double” against Monza. So far, Luciano's wards are among the leaders. But at the start they were lucky with the calendar. Now there will be a more serious test in the form of a voyage to Florence. True, we do not forget that the hosts themselves went to the Netherlands 3 days earlier.
Napoli have won 3 head-to-heads in a row in 2021. But in the new calendar year, everything has changed. First, Fiorentina won the extra-time cup clash 5-2. And then in the championship they recorded 3-2 win in Naples. Bookmakers consider Napoli as a favorite even on the road. But Fiorentina will not give up so easily at home either - we are waiting for "more than 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
