Overview
With a 2-2 draw against Juventus, Fiorentina have gone four consecutive matches without a win. In addition to the draw with the Turin team, coach Raffaelle Palladino's team also drew with Vitoria in the Europa Conference League.
In addition, they also lost to Bologna and Udinese in Serie A. During this period, Fiorentina only scored 4 goals but had to pick the ball out of the net 6 times.
Napoli have won three consecutive games against Udinese, Genoa and Venezia. With leaders Atalanta held to a draw by Lazio, Antonio Conte's side are only behind on goal difference. Overall, Napoli are still proving to be a strong contender for the Serie A title this season.
The narrow win over Venezia in their last game was a clear demonstration of Napoli's style of play this season. They prioritised solid defence and only needed a single moment of brilliance from Raspadori to secure all three points. The home team's style of play at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium was absolutely effective.
Romelu Lukaku has scored six goals in Serie A this season, including two in his last four away games. The Belgian striker will be a threat to Fiorentina's defence.
In terms of head-to-head record, Fiorentina and Napoli appear to be fairly even. In the last 6 encounters, each club has won 2 matches and the remaining 2 matches ended in a draw. However, a Napoli side that is showing its mettle and stability at the moment is expected to win 3 points.
Human resources situation
Eduardo Bove is the only player absent for Fiorentina. Lucas Beltran could start up front alongside Moise Kean after coming off the bench against Juventus.
On the other side of the front line, Napoli will be without Alessandro Buongiorno, the only player absent due to injury for the visitors. Giacomo Raspadori could be given a chance to start in attack after coming off the bench to score the decisive goal against Venezia.
Expected lineup:
Fiorentina: De Gea, Dodo, Comuzzo, Ranieri, Gosens, Adli, Cataldi, Colpani, Beltran, Sottil, Kean.
Napoli: Meret, Olivera, Juan Jesus, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo, McTominay, Lobotka, Anguissa, Kvaratskhelia, Lukaku, Raspadori.
The match between Fiorentina and Napoli takes place at 0:00 on the morning of January 5 (Vietnam time).
