Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuaín. (Photo : Getty Images)
Streaking squad SSC Napoli (6-1-4, 22 points) snapped their five-game winning run as they settled for a draw in their last match. The team will now face lowly Udinese Calcio (3-5-3, 12 points), who had been winless in their last two games, at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday for a 2015-2016 Serie A encounter.
Napoli was the hottest team of the season before their goalless draw against Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris last Sunday, as reported by ESPN.
Gli Azzurri's designated scorers, Gonzalo, Lorenzo Insigne, and Dries Mertens were all kept quiet in the match as Il Grifone's defense held on for the whole match.
Napoli remained in the top four of the league table despite the deadlocked game behind new league leader Fiorentina, Inter Milan, and Roma. Only one to two points are separating these four clubs at the top.
Meanwhile, Udinese continues to struggle in finding wins this season as they also settled for a goalless draw against Sassuolo in their Sunday affair at the Stadio Friuli, via Soccerway.
Bianconeri Friuliani had only won twice in their last six matches but was able to score three draws with only one loss to hover at the 15th spot in the overall standings.
Maurizio Sarri's boys, especially Argentine scoring machine Higuaín, are expected to regain their form in this match versus Stefano Colantuono's squad so a blowout victory is projected.
The prediction is a 3-0 romp for Napoli.
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuaín, Mertens
Udinese starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Karnezis; Wague, Danilo, Felipe; Edenilson, Agyemang-Badu, Lodi, Fernandes, Adnan; Thereau, Di Natale
