Italy:
Serie A
Match
start: 20:45 (GMT+1)
After
regular 10-days pause the only leader of the Italian season will play
two matches in a row at its home arena. At first, in frames of the
13th
round of Serie A the opponent for Azzurri will be Milan. And then for
the decisive battle of the 5th
match day of the Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk will come to
Stadio San Paolo.
It
is obvious that the Neapolitans want to save their leadership at the
national championship. Although the forthcoming battle against the
champion of Ukraine is of a crucial importance for Azzurri.
Napoli
(the head coach Maurizio Sarri)
Three
defeats in three matches of the group stage of the Champions League
had made of the best team of Italy one of the underdogs of the 6th
quartet:
Group
F: Manchester City – 12, Shakhtar – 9, Napoli – 3, Feyenoord –
0;
At
first thought, the situation for Azzurri is practically hopeless, as
Shakhtar needs only one point on order to leave the group. But the
matter is that in two left matches Shakhtar will play against Napoli
(on the 21st
of November) and Manchester City (on the 6th
of December). And this point can become for the champion of Ukraine
untouchable goal and dream.
Milan
(the head coach Vincenzo Montella)
The
Neapolitans will have to win over Shakhtar with the score 1:0 during
the 5th
round of the group stage. And then the team of Maurizio Sarri will be
happy to get ready for the December meeting against Feyenoord Holland.
But
now Milan is facing the calendar meeting with Azzurri. This season
for Milan that has spent fantastic sums of money on signing of new
players is absolutely the same as previous unsuccessful seasons.
Match
prediction
According
to the results of 12 rounds Rossoneri counts only 6 victories and 5
defeats. We can’t speak about the leading position of Milan and
after a series of failures the head coach Vincenzo Montella is
constantly waiting for the dismissal. And this dismissal can become
real after another fiasco of the grandee in Naples.
Napoli
– 1.45, draw – 4.35, Milan – 7.00;
Our
tip:
Napoli (Asian handicap -1) – odds 1.76 5Dimes