Naples, 12 January 2022 – Crowning the rebirth in the league with a debut without nasty surprises in Italian Cup: to do it the Naples, who will enter the competition in the round of 16, will have to prevail over Fiorentina in the scheduled race Thursday 13 January Everyone 18 al Maradona.
The probable formations
Naples (4-2-3-1): Ospina; Zanoli, Tuanzebe, Rrahmani, J. Jesus; F. Ruiz, Lobotka; Politano, Mertens, Elmas; Petagna. Coach: Spalletti
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Dragowski; Venuti, Milenkovic, Nastasic, Terzic; Maleh, Pulgar, Castrovilli; Ikoné, Piatek, Saponara. Coach: Italian
Timetable and where to see it on TV
Napoli-Fiorentina (kick off at 18) will be broadcast live exclusively by Mediaset On the canal Italy 1. Streaming will also be available on the device Mediaset Infinity.
Here Naples
As always when the horizon appears Italian Cup the teams’ dilemma is always the same: honoring the competition without squeezing too much of the top players. Dilemma that cannot fail to also concern Spalletti, struggling with a partial brightening as regards the accident emergency e Covid, with Lozano that just yesterday turned negative: for the Mexican the most optimistic scenario speaks of a presence on the bench against Fiorentina, while for Badge, footed by a distractive low-grade lesion of the short right adductor muscle, recovery times are expected to be quite long. In the trident behind Petagna it should thus enter Diamond with Mertens e Politano, with Fabian Ruiz e Lobotka forward to a defense composed of Zanoli, Tuanzebe, Rahman e Juan Jesus: given the positivity to Covid from Meret no turnover even between the posts, with Ospina more confirmed than ever.
Here Fiorentina
The first novelty in the purple house concerns the role of goalkeeper, where he will meet again Dragowski, supported in defense by Come, Milenkovic, Nastasic e Terzic. In the control room there is a chance of redemption for the disappeared Thumb, assisted by Maleh e Castrovilli, but undoubtedly the spotlight will all be on the attack and in particular on the new faces Friday e Icon: both should leave holders counting on the assistance of Saponara, one that when called upon by Italiano he has always offered his good contribution. The not so hidden goal of the Fiorentina it will be avenging (sporting speaking) the final lost in 2014 right by the hand of Naples: a wound that still burns in the Tuscan capital.
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