Napoli VS Atalanta, support the home team

Match Time：2/4/2021 03:45 Thursday  (GMT+8)

Coppa Italia --  Napoli   VS   Atalanta

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Napoli is hosting Atalanta at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals.

 

After 2 losses in a row, Napoli has recovered quite nicely, and they are now on a 2-game winning streak during which they scored 6 goals while conceding only 2 goals. In the Serie A standings, Napoli is getting closer to the Champions League spot, and they are now in 5th place with 37 points, 43 scored goals, and only 19 conceded goals which makes them one of the best defensive teams in the league. Napoli was hosting Parma in their last Serie A game, and they were solid with 47% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 7 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 82% of the correct passes. Napoli was the better team here, and they deservedly won this game 2-0. With 2 goals, Lozano is the leading goalscorer for Napoli in Coppa Italia. Mertens and Ruiz are both injured, and they will miss this game. Napoli has started playing well just in time for a few important games, and if they can keep it up, Napoli won’t have much trouble beating Granada in the Europa League.

 

Atalanta was on a 14-game streak without a loss, and they were playing their best soccer of the season, but they have lost their last game in Serie A. Atalanta’s last game was against Lazio at home, and they have had 57% of ball possession, 3 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 79% of the correct passes. Defensively, Atalanta has done everything wrong in this game, and they have conceded 3 goals while scoring only 1 goal. The final score of this match was 1-3 in favor of Lazio. Thanks to this loss, Atalanta has dropped a few spots, and they are now in 7th place with 36 points, a great 45 scored goals, and 26 conceded goals. Miranchuk has scored 2 goals for Atalanta in Coppa Italia so far, and he is their leading goalscorer. Hateboer and Sutalo are injured, while Palomino is suspended because of the red card. Atalanta is a great team, especially in the attacking end, but their defense needs improvement, and I’m afraid Atalanta hasn’t done anything in the winter transfer window. Despite their latest loss, Atalanta is still in a good form, and they better be because they will need it when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League.

 

Napoli has won their last 4 home games in a row, while Atalanta hasn’t lost any of their last 10 games on the road. The trends are pretty even here, and it’s always hard to tell how the teams will play in these cup competitions, but I think Napoli is on a nice roll here, and they are the better team defensively, I will take Napoli on the road.

 

Pick: Napoli