Napoli vs Fiorentina Preview: Team News & Prediction
by Alex Lawes ·
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Napoli are challenging for a second Scudetto in three seasons but they have been pegged back of late as they welcome an out of form Fiorentina side seeing their season collapse to Naples.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 9th March, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Select matches will be televised on CBS Sports so it is worth checking their schedule
How to watch online: UK – OneFootball / US – Paramount+
Napoli Team News: No Anguissa
A calf injury sustained by Cameroon international midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa has allowed AFC Bournemouth loanee Philip Billing to come into the team, whilst the injury to David Neres had prompted Antonio Conte to switch from a 4-3-3 to a back three.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Spinazzola; Gilmour, Lobotka, McTominay; Politano, Lukaku, Raspadori
Unavailable: Mazzocchi (Injured), Anguissa (Injured)
Questionable: David Neres (Injured)
Fiorentina Team News: Couple of suspensions
Fiorentina have a couple of key suspensions to deal with ahead of their trip to Naples this weekend as Italy international duo Rolando Mandragora and Nicolo Zaniolo are sidelined, whilst key men such as Michael Folorunsho and Moise Kean remain doubts.
Predicted XI (3-5-2): David de Gea; Pongracic, Pablo Mari, Ranieri; Dodo, Ndour, Cataldi, Fagioli, Gosens; Gudmundsson, Beltran
Unavailable: Mandragora (Suspended), Bove (Illness), Colpani (Injured), Zaniolo (Suspended)
Questionable: Adli (Injured), Folorunsho (Injured), Kean (Injured)
Napoli vs Fiorentina Prediction
Napoli come into this one having most recently shared a 1-1 draw with defending champions Internazionale thanks to a late equaliser from the aforementioned Billing to mean they remain behind Inter by just one point ahead of this weekend. They have been typically stubborn and difficult to play against under Conte this season with just 43 notched from 27 matches. They now face a Fiorentina side that have collapsed in the last few months with Raffaele Palladino now surely under pressure. I Viola suffered a 3-2 loss away to Panathinaikos in the first-leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 tie in Athens in midweek to mean they have now managed just four victories in their last 15 matches across all competitions. Napoli, as a result, are favourites for this one but, as has been the case quite often this season, it is unlikely to be a dominant or convincing victory at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli vs Fiorentina Tip: Napoli to win & under 3.5 goals
