Roma vs Napoli: Serie A Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

In a showdown between two Italian giants, Roma and Napoli will meet at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday night in a clash that could have major implications for their Serie A campaigns

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

First up, the hosts. Roma may have been in the middle of a big scandal at the start of the 2024–25 season. Still, the Wolves have had a phenomenal comeback since Claudio Ranieri's dramatic homecoming in December. After Italy's holiday break, the former Leicester manager should discover a different vibe in his locker room.

Roma will be looking for a similar performance after their impressive 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, which earned them a spot in the Europa League play-offs earlier in the week. On Sunday, the hosts won their last nine games in all competitions, including a spectacular 2-0 victory over archrival Lazio, which kicked off the new year.

While the home team, Napoli, may have had a notoriously bad season in Serie A last year, the Azzurri are now living out another story. Antonio Conte's squad is riding high on a wave of enthusiasm as they continue to win praise from all across Europe.

The former Tottenham manager's team is already penciled in as a top championship candidate for 2025, and they were last seen grabbing another heavyweight scalp in a 2-1 home win over Juventus. With a three-point lead over the chasers heading into this weekend's games, Napoli have won their last seven straight Serie A outings.

The visitors on Sunday returned from Italy's holiday break with a 3-0 thrashing of Fiorentina, and they have continued to wow with their pinpoint finishing.

Roma x Napoli Team News

Mario Hermoso, a defender from Spain, will sit out Sunday's game since he is now transferring to German champions Bayer Leverkusen. But Roma said they were healthy and had no new injury worries before their heavyweight clash at the Stadio Olimpico.

Paulo Dybala and Artem Dovbyk, formerly at Girona, will start up front. Dovbyk has scored in all three of his Serie A games. Mats Hummels, the experienced defender and ex-Borussia Dortmund standout, will start despite turning 36 last month.

Napoli hopes that Mathias Olivera, a Uruguayan defender and former star of Getafe, will come back to Antonio Conte's team after not playing against Juventus last weekend. Philip Billing, the Danish international who may have moved from Bournemouth on an initial loan swap, must be content with a bench role.

Romelu Lukaku, a former Roma striker who has scored in three of his last four Serie A games, will be a key player when he returns to the Stadio Olimpico. Scott McTominay, a Scotland international, will start in the center of the field after making an instant impression since joining Manchester United last summer.

Our Predictions

Both teams will score @ 1.91 on Sky247.ng.

We may be in for a wonderful treat on Sunday night if both teams' spirits are at an all-time high. Despite Napoli's remarkable perfect record in Serie A (a 16-5 aggregate win), the title hopefuls will face a Roma team riding high after its lengthy surge. We anticipate opportunities at both ends of the field this weekend as the Wolves continue to acquire a terrifying reputation for their supremacy at the Stadio Olimpico.

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