Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza when Inter and Napoli lock horns in the Serie A derby on Sunday evening. The Nerazzurri survived Venezia at the weekend and, no doubt, Simone Inzaghi’s men need to improve their game if they are to defend Scudetto. The good news for the hosts is that Turkey ace Hakan Calhanoglu returns to the starting eleven, while both Kristjan Asllani and Carlos Augusto remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Neapolitans, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-0 loss to Atalanta at the weekend. Napoli, though, are capable of finding the net at “Meazza” and given Inter’s recent struggles at the back, there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last encounter in Milano the two sides played out a 1-1 draw. Michael Folorunsho and Stanislav Lobotka should be the only absentees in the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Yann Sommer):
After making 133 league appearances for Basel between 2007 and 2014, Yann Sommer joined Borussia Monchengladbach on March, 2014. The Swiss goalkeeper signed a five-year deal with the Bundesliga outfit and he was signed to replace Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who joined Barcelona.
Sommer made 34 appearances for Borussia M’gladbach in the 2014/2015 season and it has to be noted that he managed to keep 15 clean sheets. As a result, die Fohlen finished the season in third place in the standings. The Swiss shoot-stopper, though, was not as successful in the 2015/2016 season, keeping just 5 clean sheets, while conceding 50 goals in the process.
Sommer made his Switzerland debut on 30 May, 2012 in a 1-0 loss to Romania and he represented the Rossocrociati at both 2014 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2016. The shoot-stopper made 8 appearances for Switzerland on the road to Euro 2016 and he conceded eight goals in the process. Sommer played four games for the Rossocrociati at the tournament in France, conceding two goals, while keeping two clean sheets.
Highlighted Team (Napoli):
SSC Napoli is an Italian football club from the city of Naples which is playing currently in the Serie A. The club was founded officially in 1926 but the history from Napoli reaches back to 1904 with the club Naples Foot-Ball & Cricket Club that fused with Internazionale Napoli and was called FBC Internaples.
After 4 seasons the club changed its name to SSC Napoli (Societa Sportiva Calcio).
In the end of the eighties Napoli had the biggest success in the club history with the Argentinian legend Diego Maradona. Diego Maradona was able to win the league title twice, the national cup and the UEFA cup. The moment Maradona left the club Napoli got into big financial trouble.
In 2004 the local club was bankrupt. Despite the help of financial investors the club got regulated to the Serie C. After 6 years of playing in lower divisions Napoli managed to get back in the Serie A in season 2007/2008. Famous players that played for the club from Naples are: Maradona, Zola, Cavani, Blanc, Di Canio, Cannavaro.