At 18 pm at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium Naples and Verona face each other for the 30th day of the championship. In the first leg the Neapolitans had won 2-5. Out of 87 official competitions between the two teams there have been 44 victories for the Azzurri, 18 for the Gialloblù and 25 draws so far. The last success of the Scaligeri was the 3-1 one on 24 January 2021, the clearest result in recent history the 0-5 for Napoli in the Italian Cup match on 28 October 1992.

Here Naples

The real news in view of the match against Verona was given by Luciano Spalletti on the eve of the match: "Osimhen is in good condition, we have had a meeting with the doctors and we will summon him for the match against Verona. He will start on the bench because it is clear that the goal is to get the best possible on Tuesday in the Champions League", and announces "Raspadori will be the centre-forward from the 1st minute, he comes from a long injury and in Milan we threw him back in out of necessity. He gave everything, but now 90 minutes are still too many for him, so he plays and then if Osimhen needs 20 minutes we evaluate whether to use him in tomorrow's match." Without the Nigerian striker, the Neapolitans lost two games: against Milan, 0-4 in the league, and 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. But to weigh on the performance of the Azzurri are above all the tensions with the fans who are protesting against president Aurelio De Laurentiis. There are three main reasons for the discontent of the ultras: the rules on the use of banners, drums and flags inside the Maradona stadium; ticket prices for the Champions League second leg against Milan on 18 April; the organization of the party for the victory in the championship. The silence of the fans during the April 2 match against Milan led Spalletti to say: "What I saw at Maradona I will never be able to understand: if it happens again, I leave the bench and go home. It is an all against all that I will always carry with me, because it is inexplicable. You haven't won in Naples for 33 years and yet I don't understand what I saw in our stadium. My players are sensitive and have not been helped by this."

Here Verona

Verona comes from a win, 2-1 against Sassuolo, two defeats, 1-0 with Juventus and 3-1 with Sampdoria, and a draw, 1-1 with Monza. In the standings it is third last with 22 points. The race for salvation of the Scaligeri is open especially against Spezia, Lecce and Salernitana. Even a single point snatched from Maradona could make the difference. Against Napoli, in fact, Spezia lost both the first leg and the return, Lecce managed to draw in the first leg but lost in the return while Salernitana, after the home defeat of January 21, will take the field in the Neapolitan stadium on January 21. Also due to the fact that the match against the Azzurri will be very delicate, the coach of Hellas, Marco Zaffaroni, has decided not to make statements on the eve. The defender Giangiacomo Magnani and the midfielder Miguel Veloso, both suspended, will not be on the field. On the other hand, the recovery of Lazovic continues, who could be available again, while Depaoli has served the day of disqualification.

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Diego Armando Maradona Stadium 8/11/22

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