Napoli team captain Marek Hamsik. (Photo : Getty Images)
Last season's runner-up finishers SSC Napoli (3-0-2, 11 points) will look to keep their unbeaten streak going as they take on fellow contenders AC Chievo (3-1-1, 10 points) in a 2016-2017 Serie A season encounter on Sep. 24, Saturday at their home turf of Stadio San Paolo.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Napoli, who is currently placed second in the overall standings behind defending champions Juventus, is still undefeated after five rounds of competitions this term.
The team opened the season with a sorry 2-2 draw against newly-promoted side Pescara before going on a three-game tear, defeating AC Milan (4-2), Palermo (3-0), and Bologna (3-1) all in the lopsided fashion during their next three games.
However, Gli Azzurri is coming off another disappointing performance as they were held to a goalless draw by middling club Genoa on the road at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Wednesday, as per SB Nation.
Head coach Maurizio Sarri's had fought tooth-and-nail with the hosts for the whole 90 minutes plus of playing time in the match and the team still could not breach the net of I Rossoblu goalkeeper Mattia Perin.
Still, Partenopei will take the tie as they keep their unbeaten record to start the season.
Meanwhile, Chievo is also streaking with a two-game winning run at the moment. The team kicked off their campaign this term with an impressive 2-0 win over Inter Milan before losing to Fiorentina, 0-1, in their second game. They settled for a 1-1 draw with Lazio in their third game before claiming two straight wins.
Their last match was held on Wednesday and ended in a 2-1 nipping of Sassuolo at their home field of Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, via SkySports.
Italian midfielder Nicola Rigoni started the scoring at the 21st minute, but French forward Gregoire Defrel quickly equalized seven minutes later.
However, Argentine midfielder Lucas Castro netted the winner for Mussi Volanti with a header at the 40th as both clubs were goalless in the second half of play.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 win for Napoli.
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Milik, Mertens
Chievo starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Sorrentino; Cacciatore, Spolli, Gamberini, Gobbi; Castro, Rigoni, Hetemaj; Birsa; Pellissier, Meggiorini
