Preview: Como vs Napoli – Team News, Lineups & Prediction

Furthermore, last weekend’s triumph at the Luigi Ferraris restored a feel-good factor in the dressing room after a heart-wrenching Coppa Italia semi-final exit at the hands of Inter. Seeking a place in the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, Como must go back-to-back for the first time since mid-March. With only four games left to play, Cesc Fabregas’ men trail fourth-placed Juventus by four points.

Meanwhile, a comfortable seven-point cushion down to seventh-placed Atalanta puts them on the brink of securing European qualification. Napoli bounced back from two straight league outings without winning (D1, L1) with a dominant 4-0 home victory over relegation-threatened Cremonese last weekend. However, it may have been too little too late to salvage their Scudetto dream, with the reigning champions trailing runaway leaders Inter by a whopping ten points.

A victory here would only postpone the inevitable, as the Nerazzurri can mathematically seal their 21st top-flight title with a home win against Parma tomorrow night. Nevertheless, the visitors will be keen to take three points, which would all but guarantee a second top-four finish in a row. Match Preview Como Napoli’s visit marks Como’s toughest fixture down the final stretch, at least on paper, with their last three league matches coming against sides currently stranded in the bottom half of the table.

Therefore, Fabregas remains confident of making history this term, even though the Lariani need Juventus to drop points in the season finale. Still, Como must hold up their end of the bargain here, and after beating Napoli in their last two home league meetings, they should take the field in high spirits. In fact, they have avoided defeat in three of their four competitive clashes against the Partenopei since returning to the top flight two years ago (W2, D1).