Italian Serie A 2009/10
Napoli vs Fiorentina
Stadio San Paolo (Napoli), 14 March 2010, Kick-off, 03:45 (GMT +8:00)
Napoli
Though unbeaten at home, Napoli have drawn more games than they have won in front of their own fans. It is no wonder that to many neutrals and bookmakers, Napoli & Fiorentina have almost equal chance of winning this match.
Tonight gives Napoli the best chance of getting a home win for their fans who have witnessed 4 straight draws at this stadium.
A win over Fiorentina, who they've already beaten once this season, and who have lost the last 2 visits here, would enable 6th placed Napoli to maintain the pace with Palermo & Juventus who are just above them in the league.
Fiorentina
Fiorentina themselves may be feeling the strain of participating in the Champions' League. After a strong start to the season, Fiorentina have been unconvincing of late and it would not be too much to say that it began the same time the CL's reached the tail-end of the group stages.
More misery were heaped on Fiorentina last weekend, losing at home to a Juventus side many see as has-been's this season.
Midweek could have take the sting out of Fiorentina's tail slightly.
Match Prediction
Based on experience, teams who play away from home after a mid-week European game, fail to produce the desired results in the weekend league matches. Not all struggle, but a significant few have failed - Man Utd at Everton, Everton at Spurs, Bayern at Nurnberg. Even Chelsea were lackluster playing at home against Man City after a trip to Inter. Few teams have made it count away from home after a midweek European match. Given Fiorentina's midweek adventure with Bayern Munich, Napoli should have a slight edge over them. A single goal win would be enough to please Napoli's faithfuls.
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