Lazio entertain Napoli in the first leg of the pair’s Coppa Italia semi-final on Tuesday evening.
The pair are separated by just two points in Serie A following the weekend’s results.
Lazio eased to a 3-0 victory at Sassuolo, with Felipe Anderson opening the scoring with a stunning effort.
Napoli were edged out by Torino, thanks to a second half winner from Kamil Glik.
Gonzalo Higuain scored a late winner to help Napoli past Inter in the last round, whilst Lazio eliminated AC Milan at the San Siro.
Form in all comps: Lazio W4 D0 L1; Napoli W3 D0 L2
Coppa Italia top scorers
Lazio – Balde Kieta 3 goals
Napoli – Manolo Gabbiadini 2 goals
Match history
Napoli have won five of the last six meetings between the two sides, including the league fixture earlier in the season.
The game saw Napoli win 1-0, with Gonzalo Higuain scoring the game’s only goal inside of 20 minutes.
Last five meetings
Lazio 0 Napoli 1 – 18/01/15
Napoli 4 Lazio 2 – 13/04/14
Napoli 1 Lazio 0 – 29/01/14
Lazio 2 Napoli 4 – 02/12/13
Lazio 1 Napoli 1 – 09/02/13
Under 2.5 goals – 3/4 with Betfair
Team news
Lazio will be without Lorik Cana, Abdoulay Konko and Michael Ciani through suspension, although Marco Parolo’s ban only applies to the league.
The experienced Miroslav Klose will lead the line for Lazio, having scored in the win at Sassulo.
Napoli are likely to rest both Jonathan de Guzman and Jose Callejon, with Dries Mertens expecting to start.
The Swansea City loanee Michu is out injured again, along with Juan Zuniga.
Expected starting XI’s
Lazio (4-3-3): Marchetti; Basta, De Vrij, Mauricio, Radu; Cataldi, Biglia, Parolo; Candreva, Klose, Mauri
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Andujar; Maggio, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam; Gargano, Lopez; Gabbiadini, Hamsik, Mertens; Higuain
Predictions
Result: Draw (12/5 with Betfred)
Correct Score: 1-1 (6/1 with Betfair)
Anytime Goalscorer: Manolo Gabbiadini (11/4 with Bet Victor)
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