The victory in the match Roma – Napoli on March 31, 2019 will allow the home team to cling to fourth place and a possible entry into the Champions League. The game at the Stadio Olimpico will start at 17:00 Moscow time.Roma The Romans can’t find their game in any way, the team flew into the playoffs of the Champions League, left the top six of the Italian championship – this led to changes in the coaching bridge. For the Roma-Napoli clash, instead of Eusebio Di Francesco, the team will be led by Claudio Ranieri. The Roma-Napoli match will not be Ranieri’s first at the head of the capital’s club. The Italian cannot yet boast of high-profile victories, but on the contrary, Roma, under the guidance of a new coach, has already managed to lose. The first defeat of the new coach was in the last round, in which the “wolves” played against SPAL. Troubles for the guests began in the first half, Mohamed Faoesu managed to put SPAL ahead, the defender outweighed the opponent’s player and sent the ball into the far corner with an accurate header – 1:0 in the 22nd minute. Despite the missed goal, the “wolves” did not rush or run to the attack with all their might – Roma continued to play their game. Ranieri’s plan worked, and it turned out to win back the missed goal immediately after the break, Nicola Zaniolo ran away from the defenders and gave a gorgeous pass to Edin Dzeko, the Bosnian was cut down in the penalty area – a penalty. Penalty kick, in the 53rd minute, was converted by Diego Perotti – 1:1. The “Yellow-Reds” leveled the score, but seven minutes later, they found themselves in exactly the same situation. Andrea Petagna managed to put SPAL ahead, the striker himself earned a penalty, and a few minutes later he converted it himself. Roma missed, but she was clearly not going to give up. Dzeko could snatch a draw for his team, the striker received an excellent pass from the center of the field, he only had to beat the goalkeeper, but it was not so easy to do this. The result – 2:1, the Romans lost and lost a great chance to reduce the gap from Milan to one point. Napoli Neapolitans finish the championship. The team is unlikely to impose competition on Juventus in the fight for the championship, and is unlikely to leave the Champions League zone, the only thing that threatens the “Parthenopes” is the loss of silver medals. In the last round, the Blues played a home match against Udinese. The hosts immediately took control of the game and by the 17th minute had two great chances to score a goal. First, Kalidou Koulibaly shot, the defender was in an excellent position and struck from ten meters away – the goalkeeper was in place. Not even a minute had passed from Koulibaly’s scoring opportunity, and the Neapolitans again created an opportunity, this time Amin Younes struck from a long distance, the German’s moment turned out to be more effective – 1:0. Napoli’s dominance continued, in the 26th minute the hosts managed to consolidate their advantage, Mertens hung in the penalty area, and Jose Callejon successfully put his foot up and threw the goalkeeper – 2:0. It seemed that the score was 2:0 and the leader would not miss his own, but Seko Fofana managed to turn everything around. It was the Ivorian who became the main striking force in Udinese, at first the midfielder dragged the ball and assisted Kevin Lasagne, who could only beat the goalkeeper. Very soon, Fofana himself scored a goal, on the 36th minute he began the attack of his team, and after a pass with his partners, he struck an accurate shot into the far corner – 2:2. Napoli’s players went into the break with an equal score, although they had a two-goal lead by the middle of the first half. In the second half of the game, the Neapolitans had to start all over again, fortunately for the local fans, they coped with it quickly enough. They managed to take the lead again in the 57th minute, Arkadiusz Milik took advantage of an opponent’s mistake and calmly headed the ball after a cross from a corner – 3:2. The hosts managed to return the two-goal advantage in the 69th minute, Dries Mertens showed amazing technique and none of the defenders managed to prevent his shot into the far corner – 4:2. The guests failed to return to the game for the second time, they had to be content with a successful game in the first half. The result – 4:2, “Parthenopeans” got the victory and kept the lead over Inter. At least until the match between Roma and Napoli. Odds for the match Roma – Napoli on March 31, 2019 It was not easy for the bookmakers from the Pari-Match company to determine the favorite of the upcoming game, but still they have more confidence in the football demonstrated by the team of Carlo Ancelotti. Odds for the match Roma – Napoli: Roma win – 3.05; Draw – 3.55; Napoli win – 2.26. Roma – Napoli: the forecast for the Napoli match will be very difficult in this match, because for Roma each next game can become a key one, and the Romans simply have no right to make a mistake. Prediction for Roma – Napoli match: Roma’s individual total over 1.5, odds – 2.40.
