Napoli vs Genoa

As they cast their eyes on reducing the Serie A title and cementing their place, Napoli will host mid-table Genoa at their home ground, Stadio Maradona, on Sunday.

After picking up Inter, who stand three points behind them with only three games remaining, Napoli have won four straight matches without conceding a goal with the aim of winning the title.

Showing that cunning is required to triumph in the league, despite long odds, Napoli survived for a slim 1-0 victory over Lecce last week, a 6-point buffer before Inter took down Hellas Verona and reduced that deficit just a few hours later.

At Stadio Via del Mare, the Partenopei went on to win thanks to Giacomo Raspadori’s first-half strike that kept the home team’s shutout.

With just three games to go, Napoli have their destiny in their own hands – that is, if Napoli make a slip up, and Milan insist on perfect play, we will have a beaut of a play-off for the title.

Although since last summer Antonio Conte has been forced to work with injuries and the loss of some of the club’s best performers, a squad that has conceded least goals and made most clean sheets across Europe’s top five leagues this season.

As a result, the Partenopei are only one step away from their fourth Scudetto in the last three years, although they must remain alert to avoid a shock defeat on Sunday.

With Genoa regularly being their opponent through the years, Napoli have only lost twice in their last 28 league appearances, including a 2-1 victory this December against their rival in Liguria.

This bout of ineffectiveness is not coincidental; Genoa hasn’t won once from their last 13 forays in Naples dating back to their single victory on the 28th of February of 2009.