Napoli center back Kalidou Koulibaly. (Photo : Getty Images)
Cellar-dwelling team FC Crotone (0-7-1, 1 point) is scheduled to meet reeling contenders SSC Napoli (4-2-2, 14 points) at the Adriatico Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 23 as the 2016-2017 Serie A season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Crotone is one of three newly-promoted clubs in the Italian top flight this season after placing second in the Serie B last term. The team is struggling to find a win as they are the only winless squad at the moment.
Squali is currently on a four-game losing streak and is settled at the very bottom of the 30-team league table.
Crotone was nipped by Sassuolo, 1-2, on the road at the Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore last Sunday for their fourth straight loss, as per Sporting Life.
Head coach Davide Nicola's side scored the opening goal of the contest in the second minute courtesy of a right-footer from Diego Falcinelli from a cross by teammate Aleandro Rosi.
The visitors were able to hold on to the one-point lead until late in the game and actually looked headed to earn their first win in the season with the clock slowly ticking away.
However, Sassuolo managed to score two quick goals inside the last seven minutes of the match, with substitutes Stefano Sensi and Pietro Iemmello netting one apiece in the 83rd and 86th minutes respectively, to grab away the win from Crotone.
Meanwhile, Napoli has lost two straight games which dropped them to the fifth spot of the league table after being as high as the second place.
Their last match was a 1-3 thrashing to contending squad Roma at their own home field of San Paolo Stadium last Saturday, the Washington Post reported.
Roma striker Edin Dzeko netted the first two goals of the match in the 43rd and 54th minutes before Gli Azzurri could retaliate with a 58th-minute strike from defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
The visitors sealed the win in the 85th minute with a left-footer from Mohamed Salah off an assist from Daniele De Rossi with a through ball.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 bounce back win for Napoli.
Crotone starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Cordaz; Rosi, Clayton, Ferrari, Martella; Capezzi, Crisetig, Salzano; Tonev, Falcinelli, Palladino
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Maksimovic, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Gabbiadini, Insigne
