Our prediction for this Serie A match:
There will be fireworks when Napoli and Atalanta square off against each other at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in the Serie A derby. Napoli are reborn under new boss Antonio Conte and, no doubt, they are capable of putting an end to Inter’s dominance in “Calcio”. Summer signing Romelu Lukaku, who opened the scoring in a 2-0 win over Milan, will be the man to watch in the home team, while midfielder Stanislav Lobotka remains in the recovery room.
The Orobici, on the other hand, look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their fifth consecutive league win. As Atalanta are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. Nonetheless, Antonio Conte's side looks more likely to secure all three points in Sunday’s clash, given their brilliant home record this season. Both Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini are sidelined with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Marten de Roon):
After spending his youth career in ASWH, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam, Marten de Roon made his senior debut on 27 March 2010. The midfielder played for Sparta against Twente back then, but he made no more than three appearances for de Kasteelheren in the 2009/2010 season.
Marten de Roon joined Heerenveen in 2012 and in 2015 he moved to Serie A side Atalanta. He made 36 appearances for Atalanta in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, but on 4 July, 2016, he signed a contract with Middlesbrough for a reported fee of £12m. The Dutch footballer scored one goal in three appearances for Netherlands U19 team.
Marten de Roon was born in Zwinjndrecht, Netherlands on 29 March, 1991. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive and attacking midfielder as well. Martin de Roon is a right-footed footballer and he is 185 cm tall.
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.