Torino vs Napoli prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-03-18 14:00.
Torino’s pursuit of the Serie A (SA) European places continues to gather steam after they saw off newly-promoted Lecce 2-0 in their last outing, with those goals arriving within a period of just three minutes. Ivan Jurić has injected a steely determination into his side which has made them difficult to beat, emphasised by a return of just three SA losses in their last 13 outings (W5, D5).
The Granata are also solid on home soil where they’ve lost only one of their last seven league games (W4, D2), while their eight goals conceded on their own turf this term is the second best such record in the league ahead of the round. Torino know that’ll be extremely difficult to maintain against runaway leaders Napoli however, who’ve won eight of the last ten H2Hs on this ground in league action (D1, L1).
The Blues will be looking to build on that record and take another step closer to their first Scudetto since 1990 with another triumph here. Napoli’s 18-point gap at the summit now appears completely unassailable, and they transferred their irresistible form to Europe, brushing Eintracht Frankfurt aside 5-0 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
Manager Luciano Spalletti said it’s ‘fundamental we maintain the same attitude’ from the second leg 3-0 success, and their dominant away form is likely to inspire further success as they’ve won six straight games on the road without conceding a single goal! Rather unsurprisingly, that’s helped Napoli to the best record of any side in the division on their travels (W11, D1), with Inter the only side to beat them in an away SA game this term.
Players to watch: Torino frontman Antonio Sanabria has directly contributed to a goal in each of his last four appearances (G3, A1), although he’s lost all four of his career meetings with Napoli. It’s the opposite story for Partenopei midfielder Piotr Zieliński, who has won 12 personal H2Hs against Torino (D5, L1) – only winning more against Udinese and Lazio throughout his career (14).
Hot streak: Torino boss Jurić has lost all seven career meetings with Spalletti – his longest run without a victory against any manager in his career!