Napoli will play at home with Roma in the 20th round of the Italian championship. The match will take place on January 29, starting at 19:45 GMT.
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Serie A 2022-23
 Napoli | vs |  AS Roma |
Preview
Napoli had a great start to the season and managed to maintain the set pace throughout the first lap. Luciano Spalletti’s team had the longest unbeaten streak among all representatives of the leading European national championships.
In the current season, losing only at the beginning of January (0-1) to Inter. At the same time, the defeat did not deprive the team of leadership. Napoli continues to lead in Serie A and managed to break away from the second Milan by 12 points.
The handicap allows you to seriously count on the long-awaited champion title, but so far does not guarantee anything. In the last round, Napoli did not experience any problems in the away match with Salernitana, winning with a score (2-0).
AS Roma are definitely fighting for a ticket to the Champions League. In the first round, the club looked decent, avoided protracted crises and were generally quite stable.
Nevertheless, Juventus seriously facilitated the transfer of Roma, with which they took 15 points – there was one less competitor.
Roma are fifth in the table with 37 points in the asset, but they are only behind fourth place Inter only due to additional indicators. In the last round, Roma beat Spezia (2-0).
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Head to Head
In the last 37 matches between teams, Roma have won 15 times against Napoli and lost 13 times. Napoli have not lost to Roma in all competitions since November 2019, and have since gone undefeated in the next six games.
The last meeting between the two teams took place last year in the seventh round of Serie A. On the road, Napoli won with a score (1-0).
Prediction
| X1 1.78 | X 3.70 | X2 4.50 |
After the winter break, Napoli made one mistake, but it did not become critical, the club still wins and shows high quality football.
Napoli will definitely strive only for victory, and the hosts have every chance to get it.
Roma is inferior in class and quality of football, and in recent years the club has not been successful in face-to-face meetings with Napoli.
Prediction for this match: Handicap Napoli -(1.5).