Napoli vs A.S Roma Betting Pick | Italian Serie A

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2011-12-18 - Napoli vs A.S Roma

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Match Preview :

Roma who are without a win in their last three matches needs a confidence booster as they travel to face Napoli themselves have managed just one win in their last five games coming into this match.

As it stands now, the hosts Napoli are 5th with 21 points while the visitors Roma are in 10th spot with 18 points but have failed to win since November.

Napoli can put the blame of their poor domestic form due to having to juggle the Serie A and the Champions League but A.S Roma have not such excuse for their poor form.

Roma's players have been inconsistent, tactically confused and hindered by their own players’ indiscipline during Luis Enrique’s spell in charge.

Roma will take some confidence after having managed a 1-1 draw with Juventus, a game they could have won had Francesco Totti’s penalty not saved by Gigi Buffon.

Napoli can focus fully on Serie A as their Champions League involvement will only resume in February when they take on English Premiership side Chelsea.

Napoli club President Aurelio De Laurentiis stressed that this Sunday's clash with Roma is very important saying that it is now time they recover points they have dropped in the league after being disatrcted by the Champions League matches.

He went on to state that they must make their home stadium thge San Paolo to be feared once again. Last season it was the fourth best in Serie A, this term it’s the eighth.

Last season Napoli beat Roma 2-0 here and it must be stated for the record that Roma’s last victory at the San Paolo came back in January 2009 with Philippe Mexes, Juan and Mirko Vucinic all on the scoresheet. None of those players are in the side any longer.

Team News :

AS Roma
The visitors Roma are missing the likes of Marco Cassetti, Fabio Borini, Simon Kjaer, David Pizarro and Nicolas Burdisso due to injuries while Miralem Pjanic is out suspended.

Napoli Team News :
The home side Napoli does not have any injuries or suspension ahead of the clash.

Possible lineups

Napoli : De Sanctis; Campagnaro, Cannavaro, Aronica; Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Dossena; Hamsik, Lavezzi; Cavani

A.S Roma : Stekelenburg; Taddei, Juan, Heinze, Jose Angel; Perrotta, De Rossi, Gago; Totti; Lamela, Osvaldo

Prediction :

Take Roma to win and accept the 1/2 ball.

The Statistics :

NAPOLI LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-12-03	W	4-2	H v Lecce
	2011-11-29	D	3-3	H v Juventus
	2011-11-19	D	0-0	H v Lazio
	2011-10-26	W	2-0	H v Udinese
	2011-10-15	L	1-2	H v Parma
	2011-09-24	D	0-0	H v Fiorentina

ROMA_AS LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2011-12-04	L	3-0	A v Fiorentina
	2011-11-25	L	2-0	A v Udinese
	2011-11-05	W	0-2	A v Novara
	2011-10-26	L	2-1	A v Genoa
	2011-10-16	L	2-1	A v Lazio
	2011-09-25	W	0-1	A v Parma

HEAD TO HEAD NAPOLI v ROMA_AS
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2010-10-03	Napoli	2-0	Roma_AS
2010-02-28	Napoli	2-2	Roma_AS
2009-01-25	Napoli	0-3	Roma_AS
2008-03-09	Napoli	0-2	Roma_AS
2001-06-10	Napoli	2-2	Roma_AS

The Pick :

Napoli 0-2 A.S Roma

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Roma to win here.
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Main Bet:
Take Roma to get the win and accept the 1/2 ball

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