Two clubs chasing the 2014-15 Serie A title will do battle today in a league match between Napoli and Chievo Verona. The first-division clash scheduled for 9 a.m. ET will be held at the Stadio San Paolo in Napoli and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on RAI Internazionale.
Napoli Vice President Edoardo De Laurentiis had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Football Italia): "We entrusted ourselves to [Rafa] Benitez and [sporting director Riccardo] Bigon. In studying the market they have wanted to bring in a bit of youth to the squad. [David Lopez] is a great player, a good guy, has good quality and I think you will see this. I am sure he will do fine and become a great regular in the team."
"For us the scepticism of the fans can be there or not," he added. "Because in the end of every season, we have always delivered the results."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Chievo Verona's Perparim Hetemaj will look to provide the club proper width and pace down the left channel. The 27-year-old had two key passes and one take-on in Week 1.
Napoli's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Cabral; Zuniga, Albiol, Koulibaly, Maggio; Guzman, Jorginho; Mertens, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain
Chievo Verona's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bardi; Biraghi, Cesar, Dainelli, Frey; Hetemaj, Mangani, Izco; Birsa Paloschi, Schelotto
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Roma | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 1 | Juventus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 3 | AC Milan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Napoli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 5 | Cesena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Udinese | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 7 | Cagliari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Palermo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Sampdoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Sassuolo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Atalanta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Internazionale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Torino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Verona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Genoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Chievo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Parma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Lazio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Fiorentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Empoli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
© Copyright 2024 Sports World News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.