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The clash at Stadio Maradona this Saturday features last season's top two teams in Serie A, as Napoli, the reigning champions, face off against Lazio, the runners-up of the 2022-23 season.
While Lazio is yet to secure their first points in the new season, Napoli has started their Scudetto defense strongly with consecutive wins, netting five goals in the process.
Having finished a substantial 16 points ahead of Lazio in the previous season, Napoli has already taken a commanding lead in the current Serie A standings with a six-point advantage after earning maximum points.
Last season's top scorer, Victor Osimhen, has continued his pursuit of retaining the Capocannoniere title. He added to his goal tally with a penalty in the previous match, adding to his brace from the opening-day victory against Frosinone, leading Napoli to a 2-0 win over Sassuolo.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo, another key figure in Napoli's success, contributed with a goal after halftime against Sassuolo, as Napoli comfortably overcame their opponents who were reduced to 10 men.
Under the guidance of new head coach Rudi Garcia, Napoli aims to replicate their first Scudetto triumph in 33 years. Despite missing out on their target, Gabri Veiga, they've strengthened their squad with the addition of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Jesper Lindstrom.
Napoli's solid start includes an impressive goal count and strong defensive performance, indicating the team's promising prospects under Garcia, reminiscent of the success achieved by former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti in Campania.
Facing Lazio, a team they have consistently outperformed in recent years, Napoli looks to continue their dominance. Out of the last 13 league encounters, Napoli has emerged victorious 10 times, illustrating Lazio's struggles in this matchup. However, Lazio did manage to win their most recent clash, securing a 1-0 victory at Stadio Maradona in March.
Lazio's history reveals that they have not won consecutive league games in Naples since 1937, presenting a challenging task for their current coach Maurizio Sarri, who returns to his former club.
Lazio's start to the season has been disappointing, with losses in both of their opening matches. This marks a unique occurrence as they have never lost their first three matches in any Serie A season in their rich history. Avoiding defeat against the champions becomes crucial for Lazio to avoid this fate.
Despite several close attempts, including captain Ciro Immobile hitting the woodwork, Lazio couldn't break through Genoa's defense in their recent match, leading to a 1-0 home defeat.
As Ciro Immobile prepares for his 300th appearance for Lazio, he shares some responsibility for their struggles, given their low shot conversion rate of 3.9% compared to last season's 13.7%, which was the best in Serie A.
Immobile, who did manage to score on the opening day, needs to regain his top form to aid Lazio's efforts in both the domestic league and the Champions League group stage, where they will compete alongside Napoli this season.
This weekend marks a clash between two prominent teams in Serie A, Napoli and Lazio, and the predictions for this match indicate that it will be an exciting encounter. The teams that held the top two positions last season are currently experiencing contrasting starts in the new season, with Napoli triumphing in both their initial matches, while Lazio has suffered defeats.
Napoli is aiming to uphold their Scudetto title defense on Saturday evening when they play host to Lazio at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The Partenopei have initiated the season strongly, securing victories in both of their matches with impressive displays.
However, the situation hasn't been as favorable for Lazio on Saturday. The visitors have encountered an unexpectedly challenging commencement, losing matches to both Genoa and Lecce – two teams anticipated to be struggling against relegation by the end of the season. The absence of Sergej Milinkovic-Savic seems to have had a greater impact than anticipated, as the Aquile are lacking dynamism in the midfield department.
As a result, the home team is notably favored to clinch their third consecutive victory this weekend, with Napoli being the likely choice to secure all three points. Rudi Garcia appears to have seamlessly continued the team's momentum after Luciano Spalletti's departure, even in the face of challenges like selling Kim Min-jae and the injury setback of Kvicha Kvaraskhelia.
Kvaraskhelia returned from the bench last weekend and has already contributed an assist to his name. Given Napoli's current prowess in scoring, it's unsurprising that Victor Osimhen is the frontrunner for the first goal, considering his impressive performance as the Serie A's top scorer last season.
With five goals scored across their opening two matches, it suggests that spectators might witness another high-scoring match this weekend, particularly as Lazio's defense seems vulnerable. Considering Napoli's average of 2.5 goals per game, a wager on over 2.5 goals being scored on Saturday night could yield positive results.
Yet, Napoli isn't the sole team capable of posing an offensive threat this weekend. Lazio's Ciro Immobile stands out as one of the few strikers capable of matching Osimhen's scoring record. Despite his team's slow start to the season, Immobile has already opened his account, making a bet on Immobile scoring at any point in the match, along with both teams finding the net, a proposition worth considering.
