Napoli winger Jose Callejon. (Photo : Getty Images)
Atalanta BC (7-6-3, 24 points) and SSC Napoli (9-2-5, 32 points) will both try to shake off their current setbacks when they face each other for a 2015-2016 Serie A season game at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on December 20th, Sunday.
Edy Reja's team is coming off a 0-1 defeat in the hands of middling squad Chievo Verona at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi last Sunday, as reported by SkySports.
La Dea was able to hold off Chievo's attacks during much of the game, but when defender Nicolo Cherubin was sent off at the 66th minute, Gialloblu managed to score 10 minutes later courtesy of a left-footed shot from midfielder Valter Birsa.
Atalanta tried to fight back and score an equalizing goal, but another one of their players, midfielder Jasmin Kurtic, was sent off again with a second yellow card in injury time.
Meanwhile, Napoli still can't find a win after two games, settling for a goalless draw with top five team AS Roma at the Stadio San Paolo last Sunday, as per ESPN.
Partenopei lost its grasp of league leadership after two consecutive winless efforts and had fallen to third place in the league table at the moment behind Inter Milan and Fiorentina.
They are only two points in front of defending champions Juventus and so this game versus Atalanta is crucial if they want to stay in the hunt for this season's title.
The prediction is a 2-0 triumph for Napoli.
Atalanta starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Sportiello; Raimondi, Paletta, Stendardo, Brivio; Gollini, de Roon, D'Alessandro; Moralez, Denis, Gomez
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuaín, Insigne
