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| Napoli | 1.30 | 4.50 | 1.25 | 3.90 | 1.29 | 4.80 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| Draw | 5.00 | 1.17 | 5.20 | 1.29 | 5.00 | 1.20 | 5.40 | 4.75 |
| Cesena | 11.00 | 23.00 | 13.00 | 36.00 | 11.00 | 20.00 | 12.50 | 10.00 |
Serie A Preview: Napoli - Cesena
The visitors have an awful record at the San Paolo, but will hope to put a dent into the Partenopei's Champions League chase
By Alex Mott
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NAPOLI  De Sanctis Campagnaro, Fernandez, Aronica Maggio, Inler, Gargano, Dossena Hamsik, Pandev Cavani |
CESENA
 Antonioli Comotto, Bergen, Moras, Rossi Guana, Colucci, Parolo Ceccarelli, Rennella, Mutu |
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri is expected to name his best possible XI after unsuccessfully rotating his side in the 3-2 loss to Genoa last weekend.
Edinson Cavani is assumed to start in place of the suspended Ezequiel Lavezzi, whilst Federico Fernandez is likely to come in for the injured Pablo Cannavaro.
Elsewhere, Juan Zuniga, Blerim Dzemaili and Miguel Britos are likely to lose the starting places they earned in that loss to Genoa, being replaced by Gokhan Inler, Christian Maggio and Salvatore Aronica respectively.
For the Seahorses however, Daniele Arrigoni will look to name the same side that were unlucky to lose 1-0 at home to Atalanta in their previous game.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Napoli are unbeaten in their last 23 meetings with Cesena in Serie A.
- At the San Paolo, the Partenopei have won 10 out of their past 11 games with the Seahorses.
- In fact, Cesena have lost more games against Napoli than against any other Serie A opponent.
- Napoli though, have only managed three wins in their past 12 Serie A matches.
- Cesena, on the other hand, have lost 13 games in the league already this season - more than any other side.
- Napoli's talisman, Edinson Cavani, has scored four goals in his last four appearances against Arrigoni's side.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Napoli 2-0 Cesena
- 23.48 %
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Napoli 3-0 Cesena
- 19.13 %
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Napoli 3-1 Cesena
- 10.44 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | 1 Feb 2012 | Napoli 0 - Cesena 0 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | 12 Jan 2012 | Napoli 2 - Cesena 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 10 Sep 2011 | Cesena 1 - Napoli 3 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 6 Feb 2011 | Napoli 2 - Cesena 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | 26 Sep 2010 | Cesena 1 - Napoli 4 |
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| 20 May 2012 | Juventus 0 - Napoli 2 | ITAC |
| 13 May 2012 | Napoli 2 - Siena 1 | ITA1 |
| 6 May 2012 | Bologna 2 - Napoli 0 | ITA1 |
| 1 May 2012 | Napoli 2 - Palermo 0 | ITA1 |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Roma 2 - Napoli 2 | ITA1 |
Cesena
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| 13 May 2012 | Cesena 2 - Roma 3 | ITA1 |
| 6 May 2012 | Novara 3 - Cesena 0 | ITA1 |
| 2 May 2012 | Cesena 0 - Udinese 1 | ITA1 |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Inter 2 - Cesena 1 | ITA1 |
| 25 Apr 2012 | Cesena 0 - Juventus 1 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Napoli £45.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £54.00 |
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| Returns: | Cesena £360.00 |
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| 1 | Morgan De Sanctis | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Salvatore Aronica | Defender |
| 8 | Andrea Dossena | Defender |
| 14 | Hugo Armando Campagnaro | Defender |
| 85 | Miguel Angel Britos | Defender |
| 11 | Christian Maggio | Midfielder |
| 20 | Blerim Dzemaili | Midfielder |
| 23 | W. Gargano | Midfielder |
| 88 | Gökhan Inler | Midfielder |
| 7 | Edinson Cavani | Striker |
| 29 | Goran Pandev | Striker |
| 83 | Antonio Rosati | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Gianluca Grava | Defender |
| 18 | Juan Camilo Zúñiga | Defender |
| 21 | Federico Fernández | Defender |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik | Midfielder |
| 34 | Marco Donadel | Midfielder |
| 16 | Eduardo Vargas | Striker |
| 1 | Francesco Antonioli | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Guillermo Rodriguez | Defender |
| 16 | Gianluca Comotto | Defender |
| 25 | Steve von Bergen | Defender |
| 81 | Vangelis Moras | Defender |
| 14 | Giuseppe Colucci | Midfielder |
| 18 | Marco Parolo | Midfielder |
| 33 | Daniel Pudil | Defender |
| 11 | Vincenzo Rennella | Striker |
| 15 | Martinho | Midfielder |
| 17 | Dominique Malonga | Striker |
| 88 | Nicola Ravaglia | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Marco Rossi | Defender |
| 5 | Roberto Guana | Midfielder |
| 24 | Tommaso Arrigoni | Midfielder |
| 55 | Jorge Andrés Martínez | Striker |
| 77 | Luca Ceccarelli | Defender |
| - | Nicolò Lolli | Striker |
| Gökhan Inler | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 88 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The former Basle youngster swapped Udine for Naples in the summer, and has quickly blossomed into one of the most complete central midfielders in Europe. His range of passing, explosive bursts of pace and willingness to work back have seen the Partenopei excel in the Champions League this term.
| Adrian Mutu | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Nine years, three clubs and a couple of million euros later, the former Inter man is rebuilding his career at Cesena, almost as the forgotten man of European football. All the talent is still there, though, and Arrigoni just needs to start building Cesena around him.
It's difficult to envisage anything other than a home victory, and with Mazzarri looking likely to name his strongest possible XI, the Partenopei will have too much firepower for the Seahorses to handle.
Results
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Striker AC Milan |
28 | 10 |
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Diego Alberto Milito
Striker Inter |
24 | 8 |
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Antonio Di Natale
Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Edinson Cavani
Striker Napoli |
23 | 3 |
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R. Palacio
Striker Genoa |
19 | 3 |
