Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Fiorentina
Match Time & Date:
17/05/2024
20:45
Prediction: 1-1
Napoli
Fiorentina will look to build on a 2-1 win over Monza when they take on Napoli in the Serie A round 37. The Viola are eager to book their spot in the Conference League and seeing that they are two points clear of Napoli, the hosts should be happy with one point from Friday’s clash. Forward Riccardo Sottil should be the only absentee in the home team.
The Neapolitans, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Bologna at the weekend. Anyhow, both teams to score betting option should be considered as Napoli have no other choice but to adopt an attack-minded approach against Fiorentina. As for the visiting side, midfielder Piotr Zielinski remains on the sidelines with a thigh injury. In their last meeting in the national championship Fiorentina defeated Napoli 3-1, which goes in favour of our prediction.
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 (Fiorentina):
AC Fiorentina was founded on 29th of August in 1926 after a fusion between Libertas and CS Firenze. Currently Fiorentina is playing his home games in the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence which can accommodate 47282 supporters. The stadium was build in 1931 by Pier Luigi Nervi. De first prize ever won by Fiorentina was the CoppaItalia in the season of 1939/1940. The first Scudetto (name for the Serie A title) was in 1955/1956. One of the most important players in that season was the Brazilian Juninho. In 1996 he was rewarded as the best player in club history.
One year later Fiorentina lost the semi finals in the European Cup 1 against Real Madrid. During that period of time Fiorentina won the Europan Cup 2 against Glasgow Rangers and the Coppa Italia as well. In total Fiorentina won the league title twice.
Important football players that played for Fiorentina are: Batistuta, Baggio, Effenberg, Laudrup, Mijatovic and Rui Costa.
