Napoli – Sparta Prague
Europa League
Tonight at 22:05 – San Paolo Stadium will host the match between Napoi – Sparta Prague
Napoli came in groups this competition after being eliminated from play-off Champions League by Athletic Bilbao. They had a weak start of the season, in the last four official games they have played, they managed only one victory. In the previous edition of the Champions League Napoli were eliminated in the first knockout round by FC Porto. Rafael Benitez is based on a lot of very valuable players, but there are some players loke Higuain, Zuniga or Insigne that seem not to be in a good shape until now.
Gonzalo Higuain was injured in the last game of the championship, and the crowd technician didn’t decided yet if he will send him on the field or not. Benitez said that the team will make some changes in home, such as the defense we could see them on players such as Henrique, Britos or Mesto.
Napoli starts with the first chance today, the last match was with Chievo, and they lost the game, 0-1. Tonight they had to give 100% on the field and to defeat the czech because their fans are starting to become very unsatisfied with the performance of the team. This means that Napoli’s team really need to win tonight’s meeting.
Sparta is a very modest team that does not seem to be able to produce any surprise. Napoli moves pretty well on its own arena, and the difference in value between the two warring believe the team will come out victorious at the end of 90 minutes.
Sparta Prague comes to this game in a very good shape, plus it has the advantage of several official matches up. The czechs achieved three wins and a draw in their previous four games. Czech champion went into the play-off in Zwolle 1-1 away and 3-1 at home. After eight official trips this season, Sparta Prague checked three wins, three draws and two defeats. Sparta eliminated it in play-off competition at FC Zwolle after defeated by the score of 4-2.
Also the czech were in the Champions League, but they lost the match with Malmo in the third qualifying round. Sparta after seven rounds occupies second place in the championship and is one point away from first place. The team coached by Vitezslav Lavicka is the best in terms of defense, Sparta cashing one goal in the previous three official games played untill now.
This is the first time when those team will play together, but Napoli is the favorite of winning the match toight. Even Napoli is not in such a great shape, between the two camps is a noticeable difference and the italian team is still a legend.
