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February 1, 2012 7:45 PM GMT
Stadio San Paolo, Napoli — Napoli
Referee:‬ L. Banti‎
Attendance:‬ 48000‎
 

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

More On :  Cesena, SSC Napoli, SSC Napoli vs Cesena
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 PROBABLE LINEUPS


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.


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
  • SSC Napoli 2-0 Cesena
    23.48 %
  • SSC Napoli 3-0 Cesena
    19.13 %
  • SSC Napoli 3-1 Cesena
    10.44 %
Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 1, 2012 SSC Napoli 0 - Cesena 0
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Italy - Coppa Italia ‎(ITAC)‎ Jan 12, 2012 SSC Napoli 2 - Cesena 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 10, 2011 Cesena 1 - SSC Napoli 3
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Feb 6, 2011 SSC Napoli 2 - Cesena 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Sep 26, 2010 Cesena 1 - SSC Napoli 4
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Last Five Matches
SSC Napoli
Feb 21, 2012SSC Napoli 3 - Chelsea FC 1UCL
Feb 17, 2012Fiorentina 0 - SSC Napoli 3ITA1
Feb 13, 2012SSC Napoli 2 - Chievo 0ITA1
Feb 9, 2012Siena 2 - SSC Napoli 1ITAC
Feb 5, 2012AC Milan 0 - SSC Napoli 0ITA1
Cesena
Feb 19, 2012Cesena 1 - AC Milan 3ITA1
Feb 9, 2012Lazio 3 - Cesena 2ITA1
Feb 1, 2012SSC Napoli 0 - Cesena 0ITA1
Jan 29, 2012Cesena 0 - Atalanta 1ITA1
Jan 21, 2012Roma 5 - Cesena 1ITA1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Morgan De SanctisGoalkeeper
6Salvatore AronicaDefender
8Andrea DossenaDefender
14Hugo Armando CampagnaroDefender
85Miguel Angel BritosDefender
11Christian MaggioMidfielder
20Blerim DzemailiMidfielder
23Walter GarganoMidfielder
88Gökhan InlerMidfielder
7Edinson CavaniStriker
29Goran PandevStriker
83Antonio RosatiGoalkeeper
2Gianluca GravaDefender
18Juan Camilo ZúñigaDefender
21Federico FernándezDefender
17Marek HamsikMidfielder
34Marco DonadelMidfielder
16E. VargasStriker
1Francesco AntonioliGoalkeeper
2Guillermo RodriguezDefender
16Gianluca ComottoDefender
25Steve von BergenDefender
81Vangelis MorasDefender
14Giuseppe ColucciMidfielder
18Marco ParoloMidfielder
33Daniel PudilDefender
11Vincenzo RennellaStriker
15MartinhoMidfielder
17Dominique MalongaStriker
88Nicola RavagliaGoalkeeper
13Marco RossiDefender
5Roberto GuanaMidfielder
24Tommaso ArrigoniMidfielder
55Jorge Andrés MartínezStriker
77Luca CeccarelliDefender
-Nicolò LolliStriker
Players to Watch
Gökhan Inler
Gökhan Inler
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 88
Games Goals YC RC
22 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
Adrian Mutu
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
19 7 3 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.
Prediction
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.
Editor's Prediction
Napoli 3
Cesena 0
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Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese 		17 3
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Milan 		15 6
Edinson Cavani Edinson Cavani
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