Napoli winger Jose Callejon. (Photo : Getty Images)
Third-running squad SSC Napoli (13-3-5, 44 points) will look to extend their winning run to four games as they host bottom three side US Citta di Palermo (2-15-4, 10 points) at the San Paolo Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 29 in a 2016-2017 Serie A season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 2:45 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Napoli is on a three-game winning streak and has been unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches to climb up to the third spot of the Italian top flight table. The team presently holds the third and final Champions League qualifying berth for next season. They are four points below league leaders Juventus and three points behind second-place squad Roma.
Gli Azzurri is coming off a 2-1 victory over contending squad AC Milan on the road at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium last Saturday, as per SB Nation.
Italian striker Lorenzo Insigne netted the opening goal in the sixth minute for head coach Maurizio Sarri's squad with a left-footed shot from the left side of the box off an assist by Belgian forward Dries Mertens following a fast break.
Jose Callejon immediately doubled the lead three minutes later with a right-footer from an awkward angle with the assist again coming from Mertens.
Milan was able to cut the lead to one point with a 37th-minute goal by Juraj Kucka, but both teams went scoreless from then on as Napoli went away with the win and three points.
Meanwhile, Palermo succumbed to their third straight loss after a 0-1 nipping at the hands of Inter Milan in their most recent Serie A fixture held last Sunday at their home ground of Renzo Barbera Stadium, via ESPN.
After a goalless first half of play, Inter midfielder Joao Mario netted the lone goal of the contest in the 65th minute to hand head coach Diego Lopez's side their 15th loss of the season.
Palermo has remained in the bottom three relegation area, only one point ahead of cellar-dwellers Pescara.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 win by Napoli.
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Strinic, Albiol, Tonelli, Soderlund; Hamsik, Allan, Jorginho; Insigne, Callejon, Mertens
Palermo starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Posavec; Goldaniga, Gonzalez, Cionek; Pezzella, Jajalo, Corsini, Diamanti, Rispoli; Nestorovski, Quaison
