Fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown in the night in front of the hotel where the Cagliari players are staying. This is the special “welcome” from the Neapolitan fans for the rossoblù who will be guests at the Maradona tonight in the match that could, in fact, award the 4th Scudetto in the history of the Neapolitan club.
The aim of the Azzurri fans, who reached the hotel in their hundreds in a procession of scooters, was to disturb the sleep of Davide Nicola's team ahead of the match, which kicks off at 8.45pm , in a city that has been living in a surreal climate of anticipation and trepidation since this morning.
"The team knows very well that the work must now be finished. We feel the responsibility to give Naples and the Neapolitan fans something beautiful and historic" were the words of Antonio Conte yesterday, who asked the Azzurri to be fully concentrated until the last minute.
For mister Nicola a reshuffled formation : in goal there will be Sherri and not the former Caprile, who had to raise the white flag after a problem with his right foot. An evening as an ex also missed for Gaetano, who had surgery on his bad knee on Wednesday, and for Pavoletti. Out also Luvumbo and Felici, Zortea is very doubtful. They will grit their teeth and there will be, instead, Mina and Luperto.
On the relaunch ramp are those who, up to now, have found less space, some from the start and some during the game. Like Prati, Obert, Marin, Kingstone. The eleven to break the ice, lined up through the 3-5-2, could be Sherri between the posts, Palomino, Mina and Luperto in defense, Adopo, Prati and Deiola in the heart of the field, Zappa and Augello on the wings, Viola and Piccoli in attack. Among the called up, four Primavera: Iliev, Pintus, Cogoni and Vinciguerra.
Napoli, also playing with a 4-4-2, should start with Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera, Spinazzola, Politano, Anguissa, Gilmour, McTominay, Lukaku and Raspadori. For Conte's team, who still have a one-point advantage over Inter, even a draw could be fatal if the Nerazzurri, playing at the same time, were to beat Como .
