Napoli and Zürich meet at Stadio San Paolo, in a return match of this stage of the UEFA Europa League (16th Finals), after in the first leg Napoli won by (1-3). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Napoli:
The home team comes to this second leg with a 2-goal advantage, after the away win by (1-3) in the first leg. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 11 victories and 4 draws in his stadium. In the last match they played, for Serie A, they tied with Torino at home by (0-0). In the last 10 home matches Napoli has won 7 and tied 3.
The Napoli part for this game with a draw, by 0-0, in the reception to Torino, thus adding the fourth meeting followed without losing in official matches. We remember that the Italians are very well positioned to advance in the Europa League, as they beat Zurich in the first leg, 1-3. The coach Carlo Ancelotti usually plays in 4-4-2, privileging a football of possession of ball and organized attacks: Fabián Ruiz is the big responsible for creating the offensive process, being the owner of great technical quality and vision of the game. On the other hand, Milik is the top scorer of Naples in official competitions, with 13 goals scored. Mário Rui and Raul Albiol, both injured, will be out of this match.
Zürich:
After the defeat at home, the visiting team comes to this second leg with a dismay of 2 goals and with the difficult task of recovering this negative result as a visitor. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last game they played, for the Super League, they lost to Young Boys by (2-0). In the last 10 away matches Zürich has 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 5 of the last 7 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 7 matches for this competition.
Zürich went through a difficult moment in the season, registering two straight losses, one of them in the first leg, against Naples, by 1-3. After that, the visitors returned to add a defeat, this time in front of the Young Boys, by 2-0, in a game for the Swiss Championship. In this away game, coach Ludovic Magnin must line up in the usual 4-2-3-1, benefiting the defensive organization and counterattacks. The Nigerian Stephen Odey is still the highlight of this team and the best score, with 11 goals scored. There are no absences of weight for this game.
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,50
