Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Cagliari
Match Time & Date:
15 September 2024
17:00
Prediction: 0-2
Napoli
Sunday’s football game at Unipol Domus pits together Cagliari and Napoli, the two teams who are sitting in the opposite halves of the table ahead of Matchday 4. The Sardinians have yet to record a win in the new Serie A season and they face yet another difficult task against the in-form Neapolitans. Gianluca Lapadula, who represented Peru in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador, is likely to start from the bench, while Matteo Prati misses out with injury.
The Partenopei, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late following a shocking day-one loss to Verona. As Antonio Conte’s men proved their worth in back-to-back wins over Bologna (3-0) and Parma (2-1), we predict that they are going to give fans yet another reason to celebrate this weekend. Conte has a luxury to field the best possible side against Cagliari.
Highlighted Player (Stanislav Lobotka):
Born in Trencin on November 25, 1994, Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovakia international who plays for Celta Vigo in La Liga. Lobotka began his youth career at his hometown club AAC Sparta Trencin and he made his senior debut for fellow local club Trencin. In 2013 he signed a loan deal with Dutch side Ajax, but he played for Jong Ajax during the 2013/2014 season.
In the summer of 2014, the Slovakian midfielder returned to Trencin, where he made 74 appearances in the league in total. In 2015 Stanislav Lobotka joined Danish side Nordsjaelland shortly before the transfer window closed. Lobotka made his debut in the Danish top flight against Brondby on August 30, 2015.
Two years later he decided to make a step forward in his career, signing a five-year contract with La Liga side Celta Vigo. Speaking of his international career, the Celta Vigo midfielder made his Slovakia debut against Austria in November2016. It has to be noted that Lobotka became the first Slovak to score at Wembley, finding the net in a 2018 World Cup qualifier against England.
Highlighted Team (Cagliari):
Cagliari are a professional football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues) compete in Italian Serie A and the club’s biggest success came in 1970, when they won the national championship.
Cagliari finished the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of Juventus and it has to be noted that Luigi Riva led Cagliari to their first Serie A trophy.
I Rossoblu welcome their rivals at Stadio Sant’Elia and the capacity of the stadium is 16,000. In the 1993/1994 season Cagliari made it to the UEFA Cup semis, with the team suffering a loss to fellow Italian club Inter in the two-legged tie.
Giuseppe Pancaro helped Cagliari record a 3-2 win over Inter in the first leg, but I Rossoblu were hammered by the Nerazzurri in the second leg (3-0). Palermo are regarded as Cagliari’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the Derby delle Isole.
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