PREDICTED LINE-UPS | Napoli v Atalanta | OneFootball

Serie A action returns following the international break as Napoli are set to face Atalanta at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to kick off the business end of the season.

Napoli are winless in the last three outings across all competitions, drawing twice and losing once. The 2-1 victory over Juventus set things nicely up for the Partenopei to stretch their positive momentum but they failed to capitalise on the opportunity. Francesco Calzona’s men were knocked out of the Champions League after they lost 4-2 on aggregate to Barcelona. However, they will see the draw versus Inter on an optimistic note considering the kind of form the Nerazzurri have mustered this season. This is a six-pointer clash for either team and whoever gets the win, achieves a massive advantage in the race to secure a top-four finish.

Meanwhile, Atalanta will come into this match on the back of a 2-1 victory against Sporting Lisbon which helped them coast through to the quarter-finals of the Europa League on aggregate. La Dea’s last Serie A win came mid-February when strikes from Mario Pasalic, Teun Koopmeiners and Mitchel Bakker secured the three points. However, since then, the Bergamo-based side have seen a downtrend in performances. The two draws with Milan and Juventus dented their top-four charge after that narrow defeat to Bologna.

Here are the predicted line-ups for the match according to Sky Italia:

Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Traorè; Politano, Osimhen, Raspadori.

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Carnesecchi; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac; Holm, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri; Pasalic, Lookman; Scamacca.

Trambak Bhattacherjee | GIFN