The reigning champions are currently occupying fourth spot in the SerieA standings, boasting 14 points from their opening seven games, while the visitors are sitting one place behind the hosts, level on points but separated by goal goal-difference.
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Napoli will be looking to make it three successive wins in the Serie A when they play host to Fiorentina at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Sunday evening. The reigning champions are currently occupying fourth spot in the Italian top flight standings, boasting 14 points from their opening seven games, while the visitors are sitting one place behind the hosts, level on points but separated by goal goal-difference. Both sides were involved in European fixtures in the mid-week, with the Blues suffering a 3-2 Champions League-defeat to Real Madrid, while Viola played out a 2-2 draw against Ferencvaros in their Europa Conference League encounter.
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Napoli gave a good account of themselves against Real Madrid in the mid-week, but failed to take anything away from the match in front of their own supporters. The Blues took the lead through Leo Ostgaard’s 19th-minute opener, but Carlo Ancelotti’s men fought back and made the score 2-1 thanks to Vinicius Junior’s 27th-minute equaliser and Jude Bellingham’s effort seven minutes later. Although the hosts hauled themselves level shortly after the break as Piotr Zielinski equalised from the penalty spot, Los Blancos attacker Federico Valverde hammered in a thunderous strike to hand a 3-2 defeat to Rudi Garcia’s side. Meanwhile, when it comes to the Serie A, Gli Azzurri are have won their last two matches, aginst the likes of Udinese and Lecce, scoring eight goals and conceding just one in the process.
Fiorentina, on the other hand, are heading into the match on the back of a six game unbeaten run across all competitions, recording three league-wins in the period. Viola fought back from 2-0 down to earn a dramatic draw against Ferencvaros in the Conference League on Thursday, thanks to Antonin Barak’s 66th-minute effort and Jonathan Ikone’s equaliser three minutes into the injury time. Prior to that, Fiorentina thrashed Cagliari 3-0 in the league courtesy of one goals from Nicolas Gonzalez and M’Bala Nzolo, either side of Alberto Dossena’s own goal. It was their fourth top flight victory of the campaign.
Napoli probable starting lineup: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Ostigard, Natan, Rui, Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Fiorentina probable starting lineup: Terracciano, Kayode, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Parisi, Arthur, Duncan, Gonzalez, Bonaventura, Brekalo, Nzola
Napoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Real Madrid | 2-3 (L) |
| Lecce | 0-4 (W) |
| Udinese | 4-1 (W) |
| Bologna | 0-0 (D) |
| Braga | 1-2 (W) |
Fiorentina
| Opponents | Score |
| Ferencvaros | 2-2 (D) |
| Cagliari | 3-0 (W) |
| Frosinoe | 1-1 (D) |
| Udinese | 0-2 (W) |
| Genk | 2-2 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Napoli beat Fiorentina | 1-0 |
| Fiorentina draw Napoli | 0-0 |
| Fiorentina beat Napoli | 2-3 |
| Fiorentina beat Napoli | 2-5 |
| Napoli beat Fiorentina | 1-2 |
The Serie A fixture between Napoli and Fiorentina will take place at Diego Maradona Stadium on Monday at 12:15 am IST.
| Napoli vs Fiorentina | Key Details |
| Date | October 8 |
| Venue | Diego Maradona Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 8:45 pm (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Monday) |
Football fans in India can live stream the match through Jio Tv. Meanwhile, those in Italy can watch the match on DAZN network and Sky Go Italia.
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