Naples, Italy – Napoli go meet Genoa for Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday night, as dem dey push to clinch Serie A title for dis season. With only three matches left, di Partenopei dey hold a strong four-match winning streak without conceding any goal.
Last week, Napoli manage to secure a slim 1-0 victory over Lecce, which carry dem six points clear temporarily before Inter Milan win their match later. Di only goal from di clash dey come from a first-half free-kick wey dem take lead dem. With dem now masters of their own fate, even if dem slip once, dem fit still find demself for a playoff if Inter no miss any match.
Coach Antonio Conte don build a solid team dis season, despite losing key players to injury. Napoli now dey conceded di fewest goals – 25 – and dey record di most clean sheets – 17 – across Europe top leagues. Di quest for their fourth Serie A title, and second in three seasons, dey very real now, but dem need to avoid any surprises against Genoa.
Genoa come into dis match winless in their last 13 attempts to win in Napoli, with di last away victory for dem don happen since February 2009. Dis season, they sit towards mid-table, struggling after passing several weeks without threat of relegation. However, di way dem don dey perform lately, make dem no get much incentive to push for a top-half finish.
“We dey try our best, but we need to find di right mentality to finish di season strong,” coach Patrick Vieira lamented after dem lose 2-1 to AC Milan last Monday, a match where dem dey leading until a late collapse cost dem di game.
As Napoli dey prepare, dem still dey battle with injuries, especially at di center-back position, which go see Mathias Olivera potentially partner Amir Rrahmani. Meanwhile, di absence of Slovak playmaker Stanislav Lobotka due to ankle injury fit see Billy Gilmour start alongside other key players.
For Genoa, dem also dey short of players with Maxwel Cornet out due to injury, and Morten Thorsby serving suspension. Despite di challenges, di visiting team go still look to their top scorer Andrea Pinamonti for goals as dem also try to shake off a poor scoring run.
Napoli dey currently position on top of Serie A with 77 points, while Genoa sit 13th with 39 points. Di win-loss records dey show Napoli with dominance in head-to-head meetings, winning 46 out of 121 past encounters against Genoa.
As di match dey approach, tension and excitement dey build up as Napoli look to secure an important win while Genoa dey seek to name demself as spoilers. Na di kind of clash wey football fans go dey look forward to as di title race dey enter its final stages.
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