Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Napoli and Fiorentina. The first-division clash scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio San Paolo and can be live streamed here free.
Both clubs will be looking to rebound today after being bounced out of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. For Fiorentina, it was a bitter 1-0 defeat to rivals Juventus that forced the club out of the competition (2-1 on aggregate). Napoli suffered the same fate, falling 3-2 on aggregate to Portuguese outfit FC Porto. As disheartening as the elimination was for La Viola, Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella is ready to embark on the next chapter with his men (h/t to Stephen Crawford of Goal). "I have to congratulate my team," Montella told Mediaset. "They did their best and we came close to victory - especially in the first half when we had three chances to score," he added.
"We've lost players [due to injury], but the sacrifices the team has made has seen us overcome those difficulties by taking responsibility. Tomorrow, we must turn to a new page. We still have an important chapter left of this season. We must be convinced of our own abilities in the league."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Napoli's José Callejón has enjoyed success after moving from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window. The 27-year-old enters today's match with 10 goals in 23 league appearances.
Napoli's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Reina; Ghoulam, Albiol, Fernández, Réveillere; Jorginho, Behrami; Callejón, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuaín
Fiorentina's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Neto; Pasquai, Savic, Rodriguez, Roncaglia; Aquillani, Ambrosini, Valero; Cuadrado, Gomez, Illcic
Serie A Table
|
RNK |
TEAM |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PTS |
|||
|
1 |
Juventus |
28 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
64 |
19 |
45 |
75 |
|||
|
2 |
AS Roma |
28 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
54 |
14 |
40 |
64 |
|||
|
3 |
Napoli |
28 |
17 |
7 |
4 |
53 |
29 |
24 |
58 |
|||
|
4 |
Fiorentina |
28 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
48 |
31 |
17 |
48 |
|||
|
5 |
Inter |
28 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
46 |
29 |
17 |
47 |
|||
|
6 |
Parma |
27 |
12 |
10 |
5 |
45 |
31 |
14 |
46 |
|||
|
7 |
Lazio |
28 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
36 |
35 |
1 |
41 |
|||
|
8 |
Verona |
28 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
43 |
46 |
-3 |
40 |
|||
|
9 |
Torino |
29 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
42 |
37 |
5 |
39 |
|||
|
10 |
Atalanta |
28 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
31 |
38 |
-7 |
37 |
|||
|
11 |
AC Milan |
28 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
41 |
42 |
-1 |
35 |
|||
|
12 |
Genoa |
28 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
31 |
35 |
-4 |
35 |
|||
|
13 |
Sampdoria |
28 |
9 |
7 |
12 |
33 |
42 |
-9 |
34 |
|||
|
14 |
Udinese |
28 |
9 |
4 |
15 |
32 |
42 |
-10 |
31 |
|||
|
15 |
Cagliari |
28 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
27 |
38 |
-11 |
29 |
|||
|
16 |
Chievo |
29 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
24 |
|||
|
17 |
Livorno |
29 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
32 |
54 |
-22 |
24 |
|||
|
18 |
Bologna |
28 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
23 |
|||
|
19 |
Sassuolo |
28 |
5 |
6 |
17 |
28 |
56 |
-28 |
21 |
|||
|
20 |
Catania |
28 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
21 |
49 |
-28 |
20 |
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