Italian Serie A
2013-04-21 - Napoli vs Cagliari
A Sports Betting Pick by ROzsolt
Football : Italy : Serie A
Venue: "Stadio San Paolo", Napoli
Sunday 21th April – Kickoff time: 15:00 GMT+1
Napoli (2nd W18 D9 L5)
Juventus only needs seven points from their last six games to defend their title, so Napoli will have to settle for the second spot after an excellent season.
AC Milan is still a threat for Napoli, they are only four points behind, but they are travelling to Turin to face Juventus, so a win here against Cagliari is a must for Napoli in order to increase their advantage over third placed Milan.
Napoli will be seeking their third consecutive win at the San Paolo after the ones over Atalanta and Genoa, the Partenopei have not lost at home since a 2-3 defeat against Bologna back in December.
Coach Mazzari has no injury concerns for this match, but Hugo Campagnaro and Morgan De Sanctis will both miss this one through suspension.
Cagliari (10th W11 D9 L12)
It seems like playing their home games behind closed doors or in exile has not affected Cagliari at all, at their return to Trieste Ivo Pulga’s squad got the better of Inter Milan in a 2-0 victory.
It was Cagliari’s fourth consecutive home victory which allowed them to move to the upper half of the table, the Sardinians have only lost one of their last 13 games in Serie A and now sit on the 10th position.
However, Cagliari have shown some sign of regress when playing away from home, they were unable to find the net on their last three travels in Serie A.
Cagliari are without the suspended duo of midfielder Daniele Conti and striker Mauricio Pinilla, with defender Francesco Pisano and midfielder Andrea Cossu missing through injury.
The Betting Verdict
Cagliari are safe and pressure-free which is probably why they didn’t push too much when playing on the road recently, they did just enough not to lose the games against Siena and Catania.
However, playing at the San Paolo against second placed Napoli will surely increase the motivation within the squad.
Napoli on the other hand will look at this one as a must win, as I mentioned before they’ll have an opportunity to increase the gap between them and third placed Milan if the Rossoneri fail to win in Turin on Sunday night.
Napoli’s got a lot of quality up front and they’ll try to make the most of it pushing from the start of the match, while Cagliari will try to make some damage on counter attacks with Ibarbo and Sau as main threats.
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The Pick :
Napoli 2-1 Cagliari
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take Both teams to score at 2.00 at BetfredConfidence: 7/10
